Overview
- The PEC filed by Deputy Kim Kataguiri would remove the constitutional limit that confines nuclear activity to peaceful purposes while keeping the requirement for congressional authorization.
- It authorizes the Armed Forces to develop a deterrent capability with explicit presidential approval, permitting use only in cases of invasion or a substantiated threat of weapons of mass destruction.
- The proposal calls for Brazil to exit non-proliferation accords, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Treaty of Tlatelolco.
- A complementary law would regulate research, testing, construction and storage of any nuclear weapons under National Congress oversight.
- The initiative is at the signature-gathering stage to reach 171 deputies before formal review, and any amendment would still need three-fifths approval in two rounds in both chambers.