LEI Nº 15.384, DE 9 DE ABRIL DE 2026
This article amends the Penal Code by adding a new Article 121-B titled “Vicaricídio.”
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This article amends the Penal Code by adding a new Article 121-B titled “Vicaricídio.” O texto acrescenta ao art. 7º da Lei Maria da Penha a definição de violência vicária. This article says the law amends related statutes to recognize vicariant violence as a form of domestic and family violence, create the criminal offense of vicaricídio, and include it among heinous crimes. This law takes effect on the date it is published. This article amends Article 1 of Law No. 8.072/1990 to add item I-C for “vicaricídio” (art. 121-B).
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