Overview
- The Senate’s Constitution and Justice Commission approved PL 896/2023 by 13–2 on Oct. 22 to add misogyny to crimes covered by Law 7.716/1989.
- Soraya Thronicke’s report inserted a legal definition of misogyny as conduct expressing hatred or aversion to women based on belief in male supremacy.
- The measure carries penalties aligned with the Law of Racism, setting two to five years of imprisonment plus a fine for offenses.
- The text was approved in caráter terminativo, so it proceeds directly to the Chamber unless a senator requests a Senate floor review within five days.
- Backers say the change closes gaps that left misogynistic acts punished as lesser offenses, while opponents including Jorge Seif and Hamilton Mourão questioned scope and criteria.