sent letters to the president of the Chamber, (Republicanos-PB), asking for a hearing on Wednesday (12) to press for a vote on the .
So far, the governors (RJ), (MG), (GO) and (SC) have formalized the request, in addition to the vice-governor of the Federal District, (PP).
The intention is to press for a vote on the project, authored by deputy Danilo Forte (União Brasil-CE), who . The text faces resistance from the government.
The proposal would be voted on in the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Committee) of the Chamber last Tuesday (4), but it was postponed after pressure from members of the government and pro-government parliamentarians.
The minister (Institutional Relations) stated that the government was Forte’s proposal. The national secretary of Public Security, also assesses that the groups do not have political, religious or ethnic bias, criteria used to classify groups as terrorism.
Forte’s proposal includes criminal organizations and private militias in the Anti-Terrorism Law. Discussions on projects that deal with combating criminal factions gained new momentum in the Legislature after , the most lethal in the country’s history.
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