WATCH: Senate approves basic text of the Public Security PEC in the 1st round
Semi-presential session discusses PEC with impasse on amendments that reduce the age of criminal responsibility
Quick Look
- Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) attended the semi-in-person session of the Senate that discusses the Public Security PEC, the first after he left Brazil without informing the Senate.
- Davi Alcolumbre withdrew the vote from the agenda for Thursday's session (15) due to an impasse over amendments that reduce the age of criminal responsibility to 14 or 16 years old.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Public Security PEC is considered a priority by the Lula government. The vote, initially scheduled for before the 2nd round of elections, was postponed due to an impasse over amendments that propose reducing the age of criminal responsibility. The government defends that the topic be discussed separately from the PEC, which needs the support of at least 49 senators, in two rounds, to be approved.
In the United States, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) attended the Senate Plenary session this Tuesday (3), which discusses the Public Security PEC.
Today's session is semi-presential, meaning senators can register their presence and vote remotely.
This is the first session that Flávio attends after leaving Brazil without informing the Senate. To date, no action by the Board has indicated how the rules of its mandate will be applied.
Alcolumbre explains that it will be voted on as follows:
👉 Before voting on the merits (base text), the rapporteur's requests for the amendments on the age of criminal responsibility to be separate PECs will be voted on in a symbolic and joint vote.
If the plenary so requests, voting on requests can be nominal.
What is up for debate?
Rapporteur Rogério Carvalho's requests are to forward the two amendments on the age of criminal responsibility to the CCJ. This decision must be voted on before the base text.
The leader of the PT in the Senate, Camilo Santana (CE), presented a suggestion to amend the PEC with the aim of reducing the age of criminal responsibility to 16 years;
The proposal presented by senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), which reduces the age of criminal responsibility to 16 years for most crimes and to 14 years for a list of serious crimes.
If the requirements are approved, the amendments become PECs. If the requests are rejected, then the opposition could present highlights about the age of majority
The PEC rapporteur, senator Rogério Carvalho (PT-SE), presents his opinion.
Carvalho asks that the amendments that call for a reduction in the age of criminal responsibility be removed from the text to form a separate project.
The request is in accordance with the Senate's Internal Regulations, but needs to be approved by the plenary.
The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), says that the discussion on the Public Security PEC cannot take place at this time because the rapporteur is not present and the report is not yet in the system. Therefore, the agenda was reversed.
"I will submit to the table all the other matters that have no disagreement so far. While we wait for the rapporteur, I will reverse the agenda and vote on all other (topics) until the rapporteur returns", said Alcolumbre.
Good morning! The Senate is expected to vote this Tuesday (3) on the Public Security PEC, considered a priority by the Lula government.
The vote, initially scheduled for before the 2nd round of elections, was postponed due to an impasse over amendments presented in the Senate that propose reducing the age of criminal responsibility.
The government defends that the topic be discussed separately from the PEC, which needs the support of at least 49 senators, in two rounds, to be approved.
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Alcolumbre takes Security PEC off the agenda
The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), removed the vote on the Security PEC from the agenda of this Thursday's session (15).
The vote was scheduled for this session, but Lula government leaders are still designing a strategy to deal with the issue after the opposition wanted to lower the age of majority to 14 years. Read the full report.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The vote on the Public Security PEC will be rescheduled for a future session after defining the government's strategy on the amendments to the age of criminal responsibility.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How will Flávio Bolsonaro's mandate rule be applied after he leaves Brazil without informing the Senate?
- Which amendments on the age of criminal responsibility will be approved or rejected by the plenary?
- When will the Public Security PEC be effectively voted on?





