The bill changes the Maria da Penha Law to include vicarious violence among the forms of domestic and family violence against women listed in art. 7 of the law.
The bill changes the Maria da Penha Law to include vicarious violence among the forms of domestic and family violence against women listed in art. 7 of the law. The official summary (ementa) does not explain what the text means by vicarious violence.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends Law No. 11.340/2006 (Maria da Penha Law)
- Includes vicarious violence in the definitions of domestic and family violence against women
- The change is in art. 7 of the law
Official text (PL 3880/2024)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera a Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (Lei Maria da Penha), para incluir a violência vicária dentre as definições de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher de que trata o respectivo art. 7º.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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