Senate Approves Decree That Nullifies Conanda Guidelines on Minors' Abortion

Overview

• The Federal Senate plenary approved the projeto de decreto legislativo on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, after a symbolic vote in the Senate Committee on Human Rights earlier that day.
• The measure annuls Conanda’s Resolução nº 258/2024, a normative guidance issued in January 2025 that aimed to guarantee humanized access to legal abortion for minors in cases of rape, risk to life, and anencephaly.
• Under Brazil’s PDL rules the decree can enter into force without the president’s sanction once it is properly promulgated, and outlets differ on whether the text will go straight to promulgação or return for further formal transmission.
• The PDL was authored by deputy Chris Tonietto and carried in the Senate by rapporteur senator Damares Alves, with votes taken rapidly and with limited debate and low attendance from many opposition senators.
• Child-protection bodies and the Ministry of Human Rights have warned the suspension will hinder minors’ access to care and fragment service flows while pro-reproductive-rights lawmakers have mobilized in response and supporters say Conanda exceeded its authority.