The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hugo Mota (Republicanos-PB), scheduled this Tuesday (11/11) the vote on the anti-factionalism bill (PL), sent by the federal government to Congress. The text still does not enjoy consensus and is likely to generate clashes between government and opposition supporters.
Mota chose MP Guilherme Dirit (PP-SP) – who left the São Paulo Security Secretariat to resume his term – as rapporteur, a decision that dismayed government members.
Before being drafted, the text will be discussed in at least two sessions this Tuesday. Mota will meet with members of the government, and the Minister of Institutional Relations, Glycy Hoffman, should lead coordination to preserve the original text of the executive authority.
The text will also be discussed at the leaders’ meeting.
Mota and Derit retreat against the National Front
On Monday (11/10), an excerpt from Durrett’s report sparked criticism and was eventually removed. The representative indicated in the opinion that the federal police cannot work alongside the state police except in cases of criminal factions based on an official request from the governor.
The National Front issued a memorandum condemning the proposal. According to the foundation, the original proposal sent by the government aims to toughen the fight against organized crime. However, the changes made by the rapporteur would alter the points that are considered strategic and, from the point of view of the Federal Police, “harm the public interest” by opening the way to weakening federal action in major investigations.
For the company, business conditions jeopardize the effectiveness of large-scale operations. “The implementation of operations by the federal police will depend on a request from the state government in the area being investigated, which poses a real risk of weakening the fight against organized crime,” the memo says.
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Following the criticism, Mota reported on X (formerly Twitter) that after a meeting with the Rapporteur and Director General of the National Police, André Rodríguez, the section on the terms of reference of the institution will be changed.
The Rapporteur maintained the independence of the National Police, but decided that it must always submit reports on operations to the competent State authorities.
Read the excerpt:
“Federal Police actions may include investigative, technical, operational or information support, and will occur:
- Upon a reasoned request from the state police chief or the competent state prosecutor’s office;
- On its own initiative, with communication with the competent authorities in the state.”
Even with the retraction, the government was not satisfied with the sections on the national police in the report. The leader of the Workers’ Party in the House of Representatives, Lindbergh Farias (PT-RJ), stated that the changes made by the rapporteur “change nothing” and maintain what he sees as an attempt to weaken the federal police.
“The changes change nothing: he continues to attack the federal police, trying to turn an instrument of the state into a hostage of political interests,” Lindbergh said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). For him, the text “was created to domesticate the National Front,” which he described as “non-negotiable.”
Scenario summary
- The Chamber is trying to vote on Tuesday (11/11) on Antifaction PL, without consensus between the government and the opposition;
- Durrett’s selection to report on the project sparked alarm among the government’s base.
- The report removes the section on factions such as terrorism, but tightens penalties;
- Following criticism, the National Front maintains independence, with a commitment to transfer operations to the states.
Classifying criminal organizations as terrorist
One of the main points defended by the right should be excluded from the final text of the decision. The idea of adding PL 1283/2025, known as PL Terrorism, to the government project should not go ahead. However, proposed changes to the project may appear within the report.
The proposal, which was approved by the Chamber’s Public Security Committee, stipulates changes to the Anti-Terrorism Law, to expand the motives for the crime of terrorism. According to the project, criminal organizations and militias will be considered terrorist.
As published in the column written by Igor Gadelha, from CapitalsMembers of the financial market alerted Mota to the opposition’s proposal to include in the text the classification of criminal factions as terrorists. Market members believe that equality could scare foreign capital into Brazil, as it could prompt funds and companies to withdraw their investments from the country.
Despite the criticism, the governor’s ally Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans) ruled out the proposal. However, Dayrit suggested that armed actions and territorial control carried out by factions should be punished with the same penalties as terrorist acts, ranging from 20 to 40 years in prison.
Thus, criminal organizations will not be classified as terrorist, but will have a similar penalty.
Representative Lindbergh Farias also criticized the proposal. According to him, this expansion serves to “protect organized crime” and protect political interests.
He announced, “Behind this stands the political arm of the crime, concerned with protecting customers, contracts, and amendments that Operation Hidden Carbon has begun to uncover.” He added, “The killing of unknown people has become a smokescreen to hide the alliance between power and crime. Brazil will not accept this coup with impunity!”
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