Alcolumbre Taps Alessandro Vieira to Lead Senate Review of Antifaction Bill

Overview

• Senate President Davi Alcolumbre appointed Alessandro Vieira, an ex–police delegate and current organized crime CPI rapporteur, to handle the bill after the Chamber’s approval.
• The Chamber passed the sixth version of the proposal by 370–110 with 3 abstentions, expanding penalties to up to 40 years, tightening prison rules for faction leaders, and broadening asset seizure powers, including crypto.
• Alcolumbre said he declined requests from Flávio Bolsonaro and Sergio Moro to report the bill, arguing the choice of Vieira would prevent ideological contamination of the review.
• The government criticized the Chamber text as a flawed design that could weaken the Federal Police, with disputes centered on the new definition of an ultraviolent criminal organization, the reach of extraordinary forfeiture, and how seized assets are shared.
• The Senate expects to receive the proposal this week, and Vieira plans meetings with the Justice and Finance ministries, security forces, and experts, with any substantive changes sending the bill back to the Chamber.