Overview

• The Federal Public Defender’s Office sent an official notice declaring the Alerj-approved bonus illegal, calling the term “neutralization” imprecise and dehumanizing.
• Brazil’s Federal Prosecution Service had already urged a veto, citing a drafting flaw requiring executive initiative, conflict with STF’s ADPF 635, and violation of the right to public security.
• The amendment grants 10% to 150% of pay for seizing large-caliber or restricted-use weapons and for “neutralization” during operations, reviving a 1995–1998 policy linked to allegations of extrajudicial killings.
• Sources say Governor Cláudio Castro is weighing a veto; the state says it has not yet received the final text, which would start a 15‑business‑day window for sanction or veto and could face an Alerj override.
• Government interlocutors point to fiscal limits under the Regime de Recuperação Fiscal and existing rewards, while legal experts say any sanctioning would likely be challenged in state courts or the STF.