PT leader in the Chamber criticized Derrite’s choice as rapporteur for PL Antifaction and stated that the deputy “subtracted the authorship” of the original text
The PT leader in the Chamber of Deputies, (RJ), said that the president (PT) was a victim of “theft with abuse of trust” in the case of . The expression is provided for in article 155 of the Penal Code and refers to a theft committed by someone the victim trusted and who betrays that trust to commit the crime.
“That’s exactly what they did to President Lula: they took away the authorship and spirit of the PL Antifaction, drawn up by the Ministry of Justice to strengthen the fight against them, toughen penalties, block assets and create the National Bank for Criminal Factions”said Lindbergh to and then on your profile on X.
According to the deputy, the analogy applies to the decision of the President of the Chamber, (Republicans-PB), to designate the deputy (PP-SP) as rapporteur of the proposal. Derrite left his position as Secretary of Public Security of São Paulo on Wednesday (5.nov) to the mandate of federal deputy and report on the project.
Lindbergh stated that Derrite “stole the government’s text and politically contaminated it”when creating a “functional equivalence” between criminal factions and terrorism – something that, according to him, the original project expressly avoided.
For the PT leader, the change disfigures the technical content of the proposal and transforms a national public policy into “electoral dispute instrument”. He also said that Derrite’s changes open loopholes for the automatic application of international treaties to combat terrorism, which could bring financial sanctions, asset freezes and foreign police cooperation.
“Instead of strengthening the Brazilian State, the rapporteur created a real risk to national sovereignty and transformed the fight against crime into an electoral and diplomatic weapon, a true political theft, committed under the cloak of trust”he declared.
DERRITE WANTS HARDER PENALTIES
Derrite’s report, presented on Friday (7.nov), punishments for members of criminal factions, militias and paramilitary groups. Penalties range from 20 to 40 years in prison, and can exceed 60 years in cases with aggravating circumstances, such as being a faction leader or using restricted weapons.
The text also creates new criminal types, such as armed territorial domination, sabotage of public services, attacks on financial institutions, prisons and security forces, in addition to actions known as “new bandit”.
These behaviors will be dealt with through “functional equivalence” to the Anti-Terrorism Law () – that is, factions are not classified as terrorist organizations, but are subject to the same penalties and legal effects when there is collective intimidation, threat to public peace, sabotage of essential services or challenge to State authority.
The opinion also toughens criminal execution. Regime progression may occur after serving up to 85% of the sentence, and faction leaders must serve their sentence in maximum security federal prisons.
The text also creates the National Integrated System for Combating Organized Crime and a permanent National Task Force, under the coordination of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, to integrate security actions between the Union, States and municipalities. It also establishes punishments for companies and financial institutions that finance factions and restrictions on communication and visits to leaders imprisoned in federal prisons.
