The bill changes the Penal Code to increase the penalty for the crime of mistreatment when it is committed against a person with a disability.
The bill changes the Penal Code to increase the penalty for the crime of mistreatment when it is committed against a person with a disability. The change is made to paragraph 3 of article 136 of the Code.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends paragraph 3 of article 136 of the Penal Code
- Deals with the crime of mistreatment
- Provides for a higher penalty when the victim is a person with a disability
Official text (PL 1978/2025)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera a redação do parágrafo 3º, art. 136 do Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 07 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal), para estabelecer aumento de pena ao crime de maus tratos quando praticado contra pessoa com deficiência.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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