# The bill changes Law No. 9.472 of 1997 to require that cell phones approved by Anatel have a "panic button" technology.

- Bill: PL 2922/2022
- Subject: [Technology and Communication](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/tecnologia-e-comunicacao/)
- Latest vote: May 28, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2341047/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2221003 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes Law No. 9.472 of 1997 to require that cell phones approved by Anatel have a "panic button" technology. It would allow the device to be located in real time and authorities and family members to be alerted in case of an imminent threat of assault.

## Key points

- Amends Law No. 9.472 of 1997
- Applies to cell phones approved by Anatel
- Provides for locating the device in real time
- Provides for alerting authorities and family members in the face of a threat of assault

## Votes

- May 28, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Global substitute sub-amendment to Bill No. 2.922 of 2022 approved, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Communication.

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