Overview
- Chamber President Hugo Motta said he will take the measure to the floor as soon as the report is ready, calling for a rapid response.
- Motta named Deputy Kiko Celeguim (PT‑SP) as rapporteur for PL 2.307/2007 after urgency was approved on Thursday.
- The proposal would label adulteration and falsification of foods and beverages as a heinous crime, making the offense ineligible for bail and tightening sentence progression.
- An O Globo report notes the bill also raises the penalty range for beverage falsification from 4–8 years to 6–12 years of imprisonment.
- Health authorities set up a national monitoring cell as São Paulo leads investigations, while Procon‑SP opened complaint channels and local inspections and interdictions intensified.