# The bill changes the Penal Code and the Heinous Crimes Law to increase the penalties for homicide and bodily injury when the victim is a state agent.

- Bill: PL 4176/2025
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: October 21, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2551307/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2982885 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes the Penal Code and the Heinous Crimes Law to increase the penalties for homicide and bodily injury when the victim is a state agent. The official summary (ementa) also indicates that the text contains other provisions, without detailing them.

## Key points

- Amends the Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 2.848/1940)
- Amends the Heinous Crimes Law (Law No. 8.072/1990)
- Increases penalties for homicide and bodily injury against state agents
- The official summary (ementa) does not detail the other provisions

## Votes

- October 21, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the substitute text to Bill No. 4.176 of 2025, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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