Motta says the Chamber should vote on Security PEC next Wednesday

The President of the Chamber, federal deputy Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) stated this Wednesday, 25th, that the Plenary of the House should vote on the Security PEC next Wednesday, 4th. The vote should take place after a special committee session, scheduled for Tuesday, 3rd.

Motta said that the proposal is one of the priorities on this year’s legislative agenda, despite having been postponed until 2025. This Wednesday, the deputy once again defended the importance of the PEC in combating organized crime.

“Next week, we will be voting on the Security PEC. The rapporteur and the president of the special committee should call a session next Tuesday and, on Wednesday, we will be discussing the vote on the PEC in the Plenary, which will also be a structuring measure so that our country can confront organized crime”, he stated.

The proposal deals with the powers of the Union, the States, the Federal District and the Municipalities regarding public security. Just as happened with the Antifaction PL, approved by the Chamber this Wednesday, points in the text caused divergences between government supporters and the opposition.

For members of the government, the report presented by Mendonça Filho (União-PE) undermines the Union’s role in combating organized crime. The rapporteur countered the criticism and stated that the opinion seeks to expand integration and cooperation between federative entities, but with greater protagonism for the States.

The text also opens up the possibility of reducing the age of criminal responsibility through a popular referendum scheduled for 2028 and provides for the tightening of rules for faction members, making regime progression and the conclusion of non-criminal prosecution agreements more difficult.

The changes go against what had been proposed by the then Minister of Justice, Ricardo Lewandowski, who left office amid the PEC’s progress.

Antifaction PL was approved

The Chamber approved the Anti-Faction Bill on Tuesday. Although the federal government is the author of the original proposal, the final approved wording was written by deputy Guilherme Derrite (PP-SP), former Secretary of Public Security for the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas.

Motta praised the project and said it was the toughest measure to combat organized crime in the history of Brazil.

The government suffered defeats during the process. The proposal to tax sports betting (bets) to finance actions in the area of ​​public security was left out of the final text.

Even with criticism of the approved version, the PT declared “critical support” and voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal. As Estadão showed, the Ministry of Justice acted to convince parliamentarians that it would be better to approve the text as it was rather than allow the vote on an even stricter version presented by Derrite.

The project aims to stifle organized crime financially and toughens penalties for crimes committed by members of criminal organizations, paramilitary groups or private militias.