Project that suspends Lula’s decree on the use of force in public security advances

Presidential decree No. 12,341, of 2024, establishes rules on how public security professionals must use force and instruments with less offensive potential (such as pepper spray and taser)

The Public Security Commission (CSP) of the Federal Senate approved, this Tuesday, the 21st, the suspension of the presidential decree that regulates the use of force by public security agents. With the advancement of the proposal, the Legislative Decree Project (PDL) 1/2025, authored by senator Mecias de Jesus (Republicanos-RR), will now go for analysis by the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ).

Presidential decree No. 12,341, of 2024, establishes rules on how public security professionals must use force and instruments with less offensive potential (such as pepper spray and taser). The rule also provides for the creation of a National Committee for Monitoring the Use of Force, among other guidelines.

Furthermore, the presidential decree determines that states and municipalities will only be able to receive resources from the National Public Security Fund (FNSP) and the National Penitentiary Fund (Funpen) if they comply with the rules of national funds. Federated entities received R$1.1 billion from the FNSP in 2024, according to the federal government’s Integrated Planning and Budget System.

For the project’s rapporteur, senator Hamilton Mourão (Republicanos-RS), the government tried to impose standardization that disregards local realities.

“The government sought to put a unique spin on something that has to be adapted to the State, the municipality and the different police organizations,” he stated.