Government Presses to Rewrite Key Parts of Antifação Bill as Vote Remains Uncertain

Overview

• After meetings at the Planalto, Gleisi Hoffmann named four non‑negotiable fixes: restore the specific crime of facção criminosa, expressly revoke overlapping provisions of the Criminal Organizations Law, reinstate early asset forfeiture, and prevent the decapitalization of the Federal Police.
• Relator Guilherme Derrite withdrew clauses equating factions to terrorism and curbing PF competencies, said he is analyzing the government’s proposals, and declined to guarantee a vote today.
• Right‑leaning governors delivered a manifesto to Chamber President Hugo Motta urging swift approval, while the PL signaled floor amendments to reinsert the terrorism label and toughen custody rules.
• Leaders in the agribusiness caucus advanced amendments that would broaden targets to entities linked to property invasions and related crimes, a move critics say could reach social movements such as the MST.
• A Quaest poll reported 73% support for classifying criminal organizations as terrorists, and Rio Governor Cláudio Castro publicly pushed the “narcoterrorist” label as federal law enforcement and prosecutors continue to flag legal and operational risks in earlier drafts.