The bill adds the crime of forced disappearance of a person to the Penal Code.
The bill adds the crime of forced disappearance of a person to the Penal Code. It also changes the Heinous Crimes Law (Law No. 8.072/1990) so that this crime is considered heinous, a category of crimes treated more strictly by the law.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Creates article 149-A in the Penal Code to define the crime of forced disappearance of a person
- Adds item VIII to art. 1 of Law No. 8.072/1990
- Classifies forced disappearance as a heinous crime
Official text (PL 6240/2013)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Acrescenta art. 149-A ao Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal), para tipificar o crime de desaparecimento forçado de pessoa, e acrescenta inciso VIII ao art. 1º da Lei nº 8.072, de 25 de julho de 1990, para considerar esse crime hediondo.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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