# The bill adds a paragraph to article 232 of the Military Penal Code to increase the penalty for the crime of rape of a vulnerable person when the conduct causes serious bodily injury.

- Bill: PL 4295/2025
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: May 12, 2026
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2554555/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2988104 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill adds a paragraph to article 232 of the Military Penal Code to increase the penalty for the crime of rape of a vulnerable person when the conduct causes serious bodily injury. The official summary (ementa) does not say what the new penalty will be.

## Key points

- Amends the Military Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 1.001/1969)
- Inserts § 4 in art. 232
- Increases the penalty for rape of a vulnerable person if there is serious bodily injury

## Votes

- May 12, 2026: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the substitute text to Bill No. 4.295 of 2025, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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