# The bill amends Law No. 8.137/1990 to make it a crime to raise, without just cause, the price of public utility goods.

- Bill: PL 1625/2026
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: May 20, 2026
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2613731/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=3109125 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill amends Law No. 8.137/1990 to make it a crime to raise, without just cause, the price of public utility goods. These goods are the ones indicated in a section of Law No. 9.847/1999. The official summary (ementa) does not detail the penalty or what counts as just cause.

> Warning: The subject of this bill was chosen by artificial intelligence and may be wrong: The bill creates a crime (public safety), but deals with price increases of public utility goods (economy and consumers); two automatic readings chose different subjects (Public Safety and Labor and Rights).

## Key points

- Amends Law No. 8.137 of 1990
- Defines raising prices without just cause as a crime
- Applies to public utility goods under Law No. 9.847/1999
- The official summary (ementa) does not state the penalty

## Votes

- May 20, 2026: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Approved the Substitute Sub-amendment to Bill No. 1.625 of 2026, adopted by the rapporteur of the Consumer Protection Committee, except for the separate votes.

---
Subject and summary are written by artificial intelligence and can contain errors; the official text of each bill is always available on the Chamber's website. How artificial intelligence is used: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/inteligencia-artificial/. No grades, no rankings.