# The bill changes article 1.584 of the Civil Code to give the mother priority for unilateral custody of the newborn for as long as the breastfeeding period lasts.

- Bill: PL 883/2023
- Subject: [Labor and Rights](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/trabalho-e-direitos/)
- Latest vote: December 6, 2023
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2350110/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2239622 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes article 1.584 of the Civil Code to give the mother priority for unilateral custody of the newborn for as long as the breastfeeding period lasts. Unilateral custody is when only one of the parents has custody of the child.

> Warning: The subject of this bill was chosen by artificial intelligence and may be wrong: The topic is child custody (family law, mothers and children), which has no category of its own; it could also be read as "Other".

## Key points

- Amends art. 1.584 of the Civil Code
- Gives the mother priority for unilateral custody of the newborn
- The priority applies for as long as the breastfeeding period lasts

## Votes

- December 6, 2023: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Substitute text to Bill No. 883 of 2023 approved, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Social Security, Social Assistance, Children, Adolescents and Family.

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