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The working group of the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved on June 16, 2026, the report by deputy Tabata Amaral (PSB-SP) on Bill 896/2023, which criminalizes misogyny by equating it to racism. The vote was symbolic, but deputy Adriana Ventura (Novo-SP) registered a contrary vote after adjournment. The text defines misogyny as "the practice, inducement or incitement of violence, restriction of the full exercise of rights or offense to the dignity of women, on the basis of being a woman" — a change from the Senate's wording, which characterized the conduct as "hatred" or "aversion" to women. The penalty is two to five years imprisonment, plus a fine, making the crime non-bailable and not subject to statute of limitations. ✓
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"O grupo de trabalho da Câmara dos Deputados que analisava o projeto de criminalização da misoginia aprovou nesta terça-feira (16), por unanimidade e em votação simbólica, o parecer da deputada Tabata Amaral (PSB-SP)."
"Em seu parecer, Tabata Amaral alterou a redação original do Senado para definir misoginia como "a prática, a indução ou a incitação de violência, de restrição ao pleno exercício de direitos ou de ofensa à dignidade da mulher, em razão da condição de mulher", definição mais abrangente do que a versão anterior, que falava em "conduta que exteriorize ódio ou aversão às mulheres"."
"Por maioria, o Plenário aprovou a tese proposta pelo relator da ADO, ministro Celso de Mello, formulada em três pontos. O primeiro prevê que, até que o Congresso Nacional edite lei específica, as condutas homofóbicas e transfóbicas, reais ou supostas, se enquadram nos crimes prev"
Tabata Amaral's report introduces specific aggravating factors for the digital environment: the penalty increases from half to double when the crime is committed with the objective of obtaining economic advantage — audience gain, engagement or visibility — or when the author is someone with significant dissemination capacity on digital platforms. The text also provides for the possibility of temporary judicial suspension of accounts and profiles used to practice misogyny, including secondary profiles used to propagate illicit content. The penalty is doubled when the crime occurs in the context of domestic and family violence, and increases by half when committed against children, adolescents, the elderly or people with disabilities. ✓
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"O texto também prevê aumento de pena de metade até o dobro quando o crime for praticado com o objetivo de obter vantagem econômica, como ganho de audiência, engajamento ou visibilidade, ou quando o autor for alguém com expressiva capacidade de difusão em meios de comunicação ou plataformas digitais, alcançando diretamente influenciadores digitais."
"Uma das novidades do parecer é a possibilidade de suspensão temporária, mediante decisão judicial, de contas e perfis em plataformas digitais utilizados para a prática de misoginia ou outros crimes previstos na Lei de Racismo, incluindo perfis secundários usados pelo mesmo infrator para propagar o conteúdo ilícito."
The vote was preceded by an impasse. Representatives of Christian caucuses and parties such as PL blocked the vote on the bill that criminalizes misogyny by the Chamber of Deputies this week, according to Folha de S.Paulo. The parliamentarians debated the text during a leaders' meeting on Tuesday (16), but there was no agreement on, for example, the protection of discourse that women should be submissive to their husbands. Deputy Julia Zanatta (PL-SC) argued that the project threatens religious freedom. The Minister for Women, Márcia Lopes, had publicly defended the approval of the project after its passage through the Senate in March 2026, stating that "misogyny is at the root of various forms of violence" and hoping that the proposal would also be approved in the Chamber, according to an official notice from the Ministry for Women. ✓
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"Representantes das bancadas cristãs e de partidos como o PL barraram a votação do projeto de lei que criminaliza a misoginia pela Câmara dos Deputados nesta semana. Os parlamentares debateram o texto durante reunião de líderes nesta terça-feira (16), mas não houve acordo sobre, por exemplo, a proteção do discurso de que a mulher deve ser submissa ao marido."
"Ao se manifestar sobre o tema, a ministra das Mulheres, Márcia Lopes, disse esperar que a proposta também seja aprovada na Câmara dos Deputados. A ministra lembra que as manifestações de ódio contra as mulheres são baseadas na crença na supremacia do gênero masculino, ancorada na cultura patriarcal que impera, historicamente, em nossa sociedade. "A misoginia está na raiz de diversas formas de violência."
The bill now awaits a floor vote. The president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), committed to scheduling the proposal still in June, according to Tabata Amaral. If approved by the deputies, the text will return to the Senate for further analysis, since it underwent substantive changes in relation to the original wording — including the change in the legal definition of misogyny and the inclusion of digital aggravating factors. The working group was established on May 5 and held four public hearings on legal aspects, implementation challenges, impact of misogyny on women's lives and dissemination of the practice on social networks. ✓
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"Durante a discussão do parecer, Tabata afirmou que o presidente da Câmara, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), se comprometeu a pautar a proposta no Plenário ainda neste mês."
"O grupo de trabalho foi instalado em 5 de maio e realizou quatro audiências públicas sobre temas como aspectos jurídicos da criminalização, desafios de implementação, impacto da misoginia na vida das mulheres e disseminação da prática nas redes sociais."
The working group approved the report unanimously in a symbolic vote held on June 16, 2026
The bill equates misogyny to racism, making it a non-bailable and imprescriptible crime, with a penalty of two to five years imprisonment plus fine
The report includes judicial suspension of accounts and profiles on digital platforms used to practice misogyny
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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The vote was scheduled for the week of June 16 but was postponed due to lack of consensus among leaderships, especially Christian caucuses and PL
Opposition deputies recognized advances but made reservations about possible loopholes for interpretations and did not commit to a favorable vote on the floor
The report establishes as a purpose of the Specialized Women's Service Police Stations (Deams) support for victims of crimes committed with contempt or discrimination against women
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What is the partisan composition of the working group and how were parliamentary blocs distributed in the vote?
Why it's still unknown: Sources report a unanimous and symbolic vote, but do not detail the composition of the working group or the individual positioning of caucuses or parties — only the contrary vote registered after the vote by Adriana Ventura (Novo-SP) and the resistance of Christian caucuses in the leaders' meeting.
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Is there an STF precedent on equating other forms of discrimination to racism that could indicate the risk of constitutional challenge to this bill?
Why it's still unknown: The STF in ADO 26 (2019) equated homophobia and transphobia to the crime of racism (Law 7.716/1989), establishing that the concept of racism goes beyond biological aspects and reaches 'the denial of dignity and humanity of vulnerable groups'. This precedent suggests that equating misogyny to racism follows a jurisprudential line already validated by the Court, but no source explicitly analyzed the applicability of the precedent to this project or indicated whether there are legal opinions predicting ADIs.
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Which amendments were accepted or rejected by Tabata Amaral during the working group's proceedings, and who proposed them?
Why it's still unknown: Sources mention that Tabata 'made specific adjustments' and that the substitute maintains 'the main axis of the original Senate text', but do not detail which amendments were presented, by whom, and what was the fate of each one — only that the approved version differs substantially from the Senate wording.
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What is the estimated fiscal impact of the project — implementation costs, adequacy of specialized police stations, agent training — and is there an opinion from the Budget Consultancy or CONOF on compatibility with LDO/LOA?
Why it's still unknown: No source mentions fiscal impact, CONOF/Budget Consultancy opinion, or implementation costs associated with expanding the scope of action of the Specialized Women's Service Police Stations (Deams) and applying the new penalties.