# The bill changes the Penal Code to make gerontocide a crime with its own definition (a standalone crime).

- Bill: PL 4716/2025
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: March 3, 2026
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2563459/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=3005218 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes the Penal Code to make gerontocide a crime with its own definition (a standalone crime). It also adjusts the sentence increases (aggravating factors) set for the crimes of homicide and bodily injury. The official summary (ementa) does not say what gerontocide is or what the sentences are.

## Key points

- Amends the Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 2.848/1940)
- Makes gerontocide a standalone crime
- Adjusts the sentence increases in the crimes of homicide and bodily injury

## Votes

- March 3, 2026: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved: the substitute text to Bill No. 4.716 of 2025, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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