The bill changes the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The bill changes the Code of Criminal Procedure. It deals with the situations in which an arrest in flagrante should become pretrial detention, with the collection of biological material to record the genetic profile of people in custody, and with the criteria for assessing the dangerousness of the accused.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure (Decree-Law 3.689/1941)
- Defines circumstances for converting an arrest in flagrante into pretrial detention
- Provides for the collection of biological material to obtain and store the genetic profile of the person in custody
- Deals with dangerousness criteria, including at the custody hearing
Official text (PL 226/2024)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera o Decreto-Lei nº 3.689, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Código de Processo Penal), para dispor sobre as circunstâncias que recomendam a conversão da prisão em flagrante em preventiva, sobre a coleta de material biológico para obtenção e armazenamento do perfil genético do custodiado e sobre os critérios para aferição da periculosidade do agente para concessão de prisão preventiva, inclusive quando da audiência de custódia.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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