Brazilian Senate Passes Anti‑Faction Crime Bill 64–0, Sending Overhaul Back to Chamber

Overview

• The bill imposes a 15% Cide‑Bets charge on transfers to fixed‑odds platforms, with estimates of up to R$30 billion per year and at least 60% executed by states via earmarked security funds.
• It creates the criminal offense of “facção criminosa,” defined by territorial control or interstate activity with systematic violence, sets base penalties of 15–30 years, and equates militias to facções.
• Investigative powers are restored under court oversight, including regulated spyware use, agent infiltration and front companies, monitored prisoner‑lawyer contacts with OAB notification, and expedited asset blocking.
• Sentencing and custody tighten for leaders, with doubled penalties, mandatory placement in federal maximum‑security prisons, and restrictions on pardons and indults; combined sentences can reach 120 years in statute though time served remains capped.
• Governance is reworked by adding Prosecutors and the Judiciary to the national security fund’s board and ring‑fencing resources for states; the text also removes Chamber curbs on auxílio‑reclusão and pretrial voting rights and preserves jury trials with added protections for jurors.