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The Chamber of Deputies approved, this Wednesday (5), by 317 votes in favor and 111 against, the project that suspends the resolution of the National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Conanda) of 2024. The rule dealt with assistance to children and adolescents victims of sexual violence and guaranteed the right to information about legal abortion in cases of rape. The proposal now goes to the Senate for analysis.
Federal deputies elected by Acre/Photo: Reproduction
Among the Acre parliamentarians, five voted to suspend the resolution: Zé Adriano (PP), Zezinho Barbary (PP), Eduardo Velloso (União Brasil), Coronel Ulysses (União Brasil) and Antônia Lúcia (Republicans). Meire Serafim (União Brasil), Roberto Duarte (Republicans) and Socorro Neri (PSD) were not on the voting panel.
Representative Socorro Neri, however, spoke publicly on the issue. In a post on social media, he explained that he was on an official mission and, therefore, did not participate in the vote, but stated that he would vote against the project. According to her, the Chamber’s decision represents “a setback in the protection of girls and adolescent victims of rape”.
“The Chamber approved yesterday the PDL that dismantles the Conanda resolution and prevents girls who are victims of rape from being informed about their rights and the government from campaigning against child marriage. On an official mission, I was unable to vote against this nonsense anymore”, wrote the parliamentarian.
The overturned resolution provided for girls and adolescents to have access to information about the right to terminate pregnancy in cases of sexual violence, without the requirement for a police report or judicial authorization. Furthermore, it classified the refusal of health professionals to carry out the procedure simply because they did not believe the victim’s word as discriminatory conduct.
The project that suspends the rule was presented by congresswoman Chris Tonietto (PL-RJ) and received strong support from the Christian bench, which claimed that Conanda’s text encouraged abortion and violated religious and institutional principles. Opposition parliamentarians, such as Maria do Rosário (PT-RS), criticized the decision, calling the proposal “cruel” towards girls who were victims of rape.
