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The bill recognizes football as played in Brazil as an expression of national culture.

PL 1842/2025 · latest vote on August 13, 2026

The bill recognizes football as played in Brazil as an expression of national culture. It also recognizes it as intangible cultural heritage of the Brazilian people, that is, part of the culture that is not a physical asset.

Key points and official text

Key points

  • Recognizes football as played in Brazil as an expression of national culture
  • Defines football as intangible cultural heritage of the Brazilian people

Official text (PL 1842/2025)

The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.

Reconhece o futebol praticado no Brasil como manifestação da cultura nacional e patrimônio cultural imaterial do povo brasileiro.

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How each deputy voted

Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.

Subject: Culture, Sport and Tourism. Subject and summary are written by artificial intelligence and can contain errors; the official text of each bill is always available on the Chamber's website. How artificial intelligence is used