The bill changes the Penal Code and other laws to make femicide a crime with its own definition and increase its penalty.
The bill changes the Penal Code and other laws to make femicide a crime with its own definition and increase its penalty. It also increases the penalty for other crimes committed against women because of their female sex and provides for other measures to prevent and combat violence against women.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Makes femicide a standalone crime, with a higher penalty
- Increases the penalty for other crimes against women because of their female sex
- Amends the Penal Code, the Maria da Penha Law, the Penal Execution Law and the Code of Criminal Procedure
- Provides for other measures to prevent and curb violence against women
Official text (PL 4266/2023)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera o Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal), o Decreto-Lei nº 3.688, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Lei das Contravenções Penais), a Lei nº 7.210, de 11 de julho de 1984 (Lei de Execuc¸a~o Penal), a Lei nº 8.072, de 25 de julho de 1990 (Lei dos Crimes Hediondos), a Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (Lei Maria da Penha) e o Decreto-Lei nº 3.689, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Código de Processo Penal), para tornar o feminicídio crime autônomo, agravar a sua pena e a de outros crimes praticados contra a mulher por razões da condição do sexo feminino, bem como para estabelecer outras medidas destinadas a prevenir e coibir a violência praticada contra a mulher.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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