Adverts
After ten months of processing, the basic text of the anti-crime package was approved by the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday night (4). There were 408 votes in favor against 9, an overwhelming support that reflects the desire of Brazilian society for stricter legislation to combat violence and organized crime. Bill No. 10,372/2018 now goes to the Federal Senate for consideration.
The package consists of proposals from Justice Minister Sergio Moro and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, which were unified in a single report by a working group from the Chamber of Deputies. The bill amends sections of the Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes, as well as other laws such as the Criminal Execution Code and those dealing with money laundering and heinous crimes.
Several laws were modified, always following the spirit of the project submitted by ministers Alexandre Moraes and Sergio Moro in order to toughen the law against criminals, especially against organized crime, against violent crimes and against corruption”, said the rapporteur of the proposal, deputy Lafayette de Andrada (Republicanos-MG).
The approval came after a day of political negotiations that included a face-to-face meeting between Minister Moro and the offices of party leaders and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ). The plenary approved the urgency regime and paved the way for the consideration of the merits on the same day. The negotiation was not easy and until a few minutes before the vote the text was still undergoing changes, such as the rules for ordering preventive detention. According to the new text, detention can only be ordered if it is based on new and contemporary facts. The deputies removed other rules from the report, such as the provision for preventive detention of repeat offenders and members of criminal organizations, for example.
The negotiation was not easy and until a few minutes before the vote, the text was still undergoing changes, such as the rules for ordering pre-trial detention. According to the new text, detention can only be ordered if it is based on new and contemporary facts. The deputies removed other rules from the report, such as the provision for pre-trial detention of repeat offenders and members of criminal organizations.
