# The bill approves the text of an international agreement, signed by Brazil on September 21, 2023, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

- Bill: PDL 653/2025
- Subject: [International Relations and Defense](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/relacoes-internacionais-e-defesa/)
- Latest vote: September 9, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2554698/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2988531 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill approves the text of an international agreement, signed by Brazil on September 21, 2023, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The agreement covers the conservation and sustainable use of marine life in areas beyond the jurisdiction of any country.

## Key points

- Approves the text of the BBNJ Agreement, linked to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Brazil signed the agreement on September 21, 2023
- Subject of the agreement: conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity
- Covers areas beyond national jurisdiction

## Votes

- September 9, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the substitute text to Legislative Decree Bill No. 653 of 2025, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on the Amazon and Original and Traditional Peoples.

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