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Motta Sets Friday Decision and Floor Vote Next Week on Rival Crime Bills

The Planalto rejects merging the proposals over sovereignty concerns.

Overview

  • House Speaker Hugo Motta said he will announce by Friday how the measures will proceed and will take both to a plenary vote next week.
  • The Justice Ministry's antifacção bill creates the crime of a qualified criminal organization, sets penalties of up to 30 years, and classifies it as a heinous offense without bail, amnesty or pardon.
  • Deputy Danilo Forte's proposal expands the Anti-Terrorism Law to include criminal factions and private militias.
  • The government opposes joint processing of the texts, warning that equating gangs to terrorism could invite claims of foreign intervention.
  • São Paulo security secretary Guilherme Derrite will temporarily return to the Chamber to serve as rapporteur for Forte's bill, as pressure grew after a major Rio operation with 113 arrests and 121 deaths.