# The bill adds article 232-A to the Military Penal Code, which defines sexual harassment as a crime.

- Bill: PL 582/2015
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: August 13, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/962503/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=1306409 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill adds article 232-A to the Military Penal Code, which defines sexual harassment as a crime. The official summary (ementa) does not detail how the crime is described or what penalty is provided.

## Key points

- Adds art. 232-A to the Military Penal Code (Decree-Law 1.001/1969)
- Defines sexual harassment as a crime
- The official summary (ementa) does not give the penalty or the details of the definition

## Votes

- August 13, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). The global substitute sub-amendment to Bill No. 582 of 2015, adopted by the rapporteur of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, was approved.

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