Overview

• Lawmakers rejected an attempt to remove the bonus by 47 votes to 15, preserving the measure in the police restructuring bill.
• The text authorizes cash awards of 10% to 150% of a police officer’s salary for seizures of heavy‑calibre or restricted‑use weapons and for the neutralization of suspects during operations.
• Identical amendments were advanced by pro‑government deputies Rodrigo Amorim, Marcelo Dino, Alexandre Knoploch, Alan Lopes, Célia Jordão and Dionísio Lins, with Amorim reporting the changes in the CCJ.
• The move revives a mechanism created in 1995 and later abolished after concerns it encouraged lethal tactics, drawing renewed criticism from opponents such as Carlos Minc.
• Implementation parameters, including eligibility and oversight, will be defined by the state government and the Civil Police secretariat following the governor’s decision.