Despite warnings from the government base, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) intends to sanction the Anti-Faction Bill without vetoes on the most controversial sections of the proposal. The information was anticipated by the newspaper CNN Brasil.
Lula has until Tuesday (24) to decide whether to veto parts of the text or transform the entire project into law with the sanction. The decision to publish the rule without vetoes can be read as an attempt by the government to show interest in a stricter fight against organized crime, one of the weaknesses of the PT administration constantly exploited by the opposition.
The project, however, is the target of criticism from jurists and lawyers. The majority assessment is that the text, as approved, could open room for broad interpretations and even criminalize social demonstrations by using terms such as “preventing” and “hindering police actions” among the justifications for executing the law against groups.
Originally from the government, the text was proposed as a way of centralizing the fight against organized crime at the federal level, bringing state actions under government command in an attempt to suffocate crime. However, the report by deputy Guilherme Derrite (PP-SP).
The initiative now brings harsher penalties for crimes committed by factions, with sentences of up to 40 years in prison, and determines the creation of new instruments to combat factions, such as the creation of a database identifying all groups.
