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Weekly Report - 20 November 2025 (WR-25-46)

BRAZIL: Security legislation makes progress in congress

Brazil’s lower chamber of congress has passed a bill aimed at addressing concerns over criminal gangs, with proposed measures such as longer sentences for crimes associated with organised crime groups. Known as the ‘PL Antifacção’ (anti-gang bill), the legislation was originally tabled by the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but the initiative has been hijacked by figures aligned with the right-wing opposition, with conservative deputy Guilherme Derrite, of the right-of-centre Progressistas party (PP), overseeing the passage of the bill and making changes to the original text. Given that public security is expected to be a hot-button issue in next year’s general elections, debates over legislation aimed at combatting organised crime will continue to be fiercely contested.

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