Changes two articles of the Penal Code on crimes of sexual violence against women.
Changes two articles of the Penal Code on crimes of sexual violence against women. The bill changes a mitigating circumstance (which reduces the sentence) and prevents the reduction of the statute of limitations period when the offender was under 21 on the date of the act and over 70 on the date of the sentence.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends arts. 65 and 115 of the Penal Code
- Deals with crimes involving sexual violence against women
- Prohibits reducing the statute of limitations period in these cases
- Applies when the offender was under 21 at the time of the act and over 70 at sentencing
Official text (PL 419/2023)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Modifica os arts. 65 e 115 do Decreto-lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 – Código Penal, para alterar circunstância atenuante e veda a redução do prazo de prescrição para os crimes que envolvam violência sexual contra a mulher, quando o agente for, na data do fato, menor de 21 (vinte e um) anos e, na data da sentença, maior de 70 (setenta) anos de idade.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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