# The bill changes the Penal Code to create a specific crime of bodily injury (wounding or harm to physical integrity) committed against a woman because of her gender.

- Bill: PL 3662/2025
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: March 10, 2026
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2539182/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2964801 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes the Penal Code to create a specific crime of bodily injury (wounding or harm to physical integrity) committed against a woman because of her gender. The proposal also increases the penalty for this case.

## Key points

- Amends the Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 2.848/1940)
- Creates a specific criminal offense for bodily injury against a woman because of her gender
- Provides for a heavier penalty

## Votes

- March 10, 2026: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the substitute text to Bill No. 3.662 of 2025, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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