Rapporteur tries to ensure the vote on the project that toughens the fight against organized crime; This is already the fifth version of the text
In an attempt to facilitate the vote on Bill (PL) 5,582/2025, known as , the rapporteur, deputy (PP-SP), presented the fifth version of his opinion to Centrão leaders this Tuesday (18). The new text contains important setbacks in relation to points that had been criticized by the federal government, especially on topics that affect the (PF) and the Federal Revenue Service.
The new version restores mechanisms that strengthen the actions of inspection bodies. The text now makes it clear that measures such as retention, seizure and forfeiture of illicit assets can be carried out by institutions such as the Federal Revenue Service and the Central Bank at the administrative level, without the need to wait for a court decision. This change meets a demand from the Ministry of Finance, which saw gaps in the previous proposal.
A practical example of this change is the maintenance of the Federal Revenue Service’s prerogative to immediately seize and destroy contraband cargo, such as cigarettes. Furthermore, the opinion reiterates the prediction of automatic forfeiture of assets even at the police investigation stage, through a court order, if the lawful origin is not proven and there is a risk of the assets being destroyed by those being investigated.
Another point of friction with the government that was adjusted concerns the destination of resources from seized assets. The previous version provided for the allocation of funds to the Fund for the Equipment and Operationalization of the Federal Police’s Core Activities (Funapol), which generated criticism that the proposal could, in practice, decapitalize the PF by withdrawing resources from other federal funds. In the new proposal, when the investigation is carried out by the PF, the amounts will go to the National Public Security Fund. If the investigation is conducted by state forces, the resources will be allocated to the respective local security funds. In joint operations, the amount will be divided.
The original project, authored by the Executive Branch, aims to change several laws, including the Penal Code and the Criminal Organizations Law, to toughen the fight against factions in the country. Derrite’s proposal, however, had been strongly opposed by the government, which alleged that the initial text had been distorted, with the inclusion of topics such as equating factions with terrorism, a point that was also removed by the rapporteur in previous versions after strong pressure.
The expectation is that, with the new adjustments, the project can be voted on in the plenary of Deputies this Tuesday. The president of the House, (Republicanos-PB), has been committed to articulating to build a consensus around the matter.
