Overview
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre said he will seek a joint project with Chamber President Hugo Motta to upgrade security at the National Congress.
- Options under study include facial recognition, stronger X-ray screening, turnstiles or gates, and redesigned entry flows at the Chapelaria main entrance.
- Alcolumbre cited recent incidents as motivation, including verbal aggressions in corridors, insults directed at Senator Eduardo Braga, and a reported attempt to enter the complex with a vehicle.
- He said the effort will involve the Legislative Police of both houses, the directorates, and engineering and architecture teams, with consultations to heritage body Iphan.
- Support for the initiative was voiced by senators Damares Alves and Sérgio Petecão, though no specific measures have been approved or implemented yet.