Overview
- Law 7.754/2025 was sanctioned by Governor Ibaneis Rocha and published in the Federal District's official gazette, formally adding the date to the calendar.
- The observance falls on June 4 to evoke the crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
- Authored by district deputy Thiago Manzoni (PL), the measure passed the Legislative Chamber in late September by a 16–5 margin.
- Five deputies voted against the proposal: Gabriel Magno (PT), Fábio Félix (PSOL), Chico Vigilante (PT), Dayse Amarilio (PSB) and Ricardo Vale (PT).
- The legislation permits public bodies to organize reflection activities during the commemorative week and grounds its rationale in atrocities attributed to regimes such as the Khmer Rouge, Stalin's Holodomor and Mao-era famine.