The President of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), said on Tuesday (11/11) that the draft Law (PL) 5582/2025, known as Antifaction PL, should be voted on on Wednesday (12/11) and defended the choice of the rapporteur, Guilherme Dayret (PP-SP), as a “purely technical” choice. The letter comes after the parliamentarian met with Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski to receive new proposals to make changes to the text of the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party).
The report of Dirit, who took leave from the position of Secretary of Public Security for São Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans) to report on the proposal, was the target of criticism after it limited the role of the Federal Police in investigations against criminal organizations and for equating the behavior of factions with that of terrorists.
Motta said: “When I appointed federal representative Guilherme Dirret to present a report on the project prepared by the government on factions, it was so that he could do a purely technical work, without turning the topic into a political platform (…). This presidency places this issue as a priority.”
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The draft was scheduled to be voted on on Tuesday, but the vote was postponed due to a lack of consensus on the text. In total, Derrite has already offered two versions of the replacement. It is expected that a new version will be presented.
“We expect by tomorrow to reach consensus with House leaders and possibly vote on the proposal,” Mota said.
In addition to Lewandowski, the chamber president is also expected to meet with the Minister of Corporate Relations, Glessy Hoffman – one of the main critics of the Durrett report.
The project is one of the fronts of the Lula government in the face of the massive operation carried out by the Rio de Janeiro government against the Red Command at the end of October. Police actions in the communities of Benha and Complexo do Alemão left 121 people dead and became the deadliest in history.
The choice of Dirit as rapporteur has dismayed the government, which is trying to rally the rules to pressure the Council to return to the original wording of the proposal. After the repercussions, the rapporteur backed down from the actions of the national police, but stipulated that the institution could only investigate crimes when it was activated by state governments.
What does the project say?
The proposal presented by Lula’s government addresses a series of measures to combat organized crime. Among them, this measure increases penalties and toughens criminal treatment for people associated with factions and militias, as well as allowing judicial intervention in shell companies used for money laundering.
The project also established the National Bank of Criminal Organizations, in order to collect data on members and other information about armed groups.
Lula also wants to create new criminal types, such as armed criminal organizations, which should be included in the list of heinous crimes – which implies that the initial punishment must be carried out in a closed system, making it impossible to obtain clemency, pardon or bail. The penalty will be imprisonment for a period of between 8 and 15 years, and the same applies to crimes committed by paramilitary organizations.
Murders committed on the order of or for the benefit of designated criminal organizations will be deemed eligible, and penalties will be increased if convicted.
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