# The bill changes article 55 of Law No. 9.605/1998 (Environmental Crimes Law) to create situations in which the penalty is increased.

- Bill: PL 2933/2022
- Subject: [Environment](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/meio-ambiente/)
- Latest vote: November 5, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2341444/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2221622 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes article 55 of Law No. 9.605/1998 (Environmental Crimes Law) to create situations in which the penalty is increased. The increases apply when the crime is financed and when it is committed on Indigenous lands.

## Key points

- Amends art. 55 of Law No. 9.605 of 1998
- Creates a penalty increase when the crime is financed
- Creates a penalty increase when the crime occurs on Indigenous lands

## Votes

- November 5, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Substitute text to Bill No. 2.933 of 2022 approved, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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