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The bill changes the Code of Criminal Procedure to add one more situation in which a person can be considered caught in the act, called "flagrante provado" (proven flagrante) in the official summary (ementa).

PL 373/2015 · latest vote on December 10, 2024

The bill changes the Code of Criminal Procedure to add one more situation in which a person can be considered caught in the act, called "flagrante provado" (proven flagrante) in the official summary (ementa). The official summary (ementa) does not detail what this new situation consists of.

Key points and official text

Key points

  • Adds item V to art. 302 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
  • Creates one more case of being caught in the act, called "flagrante provado" (proven flagrante)
  • The official summary (ementa) does not explain the criteria for this new case

Official text (PL 373/2015)

The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.

Acrescenta inciso V ao art. 302 do Decreto-Lei nº 3.689, de 3 de outubro de 1941, Código de Processo Penal, para tipificar mais uma hipótese de flagrante, o denominado "flagrante provado".

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How each deputy voted

Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.

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