# The bill changes laws to increase the repression of crimes committed by criminal organizations.

- Bill: PL 4500/2025
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: October 21, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2558775/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2995817 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes laws to increase the repression of crimes committed by criminal organizations. To do so, it amends the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Heinous Crimes Law and the Criminal Organizations Law. The official summary (ementa) does not say which changes will be made.

## Key points

- Aims to increase the repression of crimes by criminal organizations
- Amends Decree-Law No. 2.848/1940 and Decree-Law No. 3.689/1941
- Amends Law No. 8.072/1990 and Law No. 12.850/2013
- The official summary (ementa) does not detail the specific changes

## Votes

- October 21, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the global substitute sub-amendment to Bill No. 4.500 of 2025, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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