| II. Brazil | |
| A. Brazil | Draft Law n. 1.954, 1996. Deals with the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, adding paragraphs to the articles 228 and 229 of Decree n. 2.848, of December 7th, 1940 - Penal Code. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, May 22nd, 1996. Draft Law n. 2.129, 1996. Changes the Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990, that "provides for the Statute on Children and Adolescents, and other provisions". Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Draft Law n. 2.773, 1997. Changes the text of article 231 of Decree n. 2.848, December 7th, 1940 - Penal Code. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, February 20th, 1997. Draft Law n. 3.189-A, 1997. text of article 224 of Decree n. 2.848, of December 7th, 1940 (Penal Code); having the approval of the Comissao de Constituicao e Justica e de Redacao (an official commission in the legislative chamber) as being constitutional, legal, technical and, for the subject, being approved, with amendment. Camara dos Changes the Deputados, Brasilia, June 2nd, 1997. Draft Law n. 3.268, 1997. Limits the distribution of pornography through electronic mail and Internet. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Draft Law n. 3.498, 1997. Forbids the use of the Internet for distributing pornographic material. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia,1997. Draft Law n. 4.412, 1998. Adds some articles to Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990, (Statute on Children and Adolescents), to deal with crimes of sexual abuse. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, April 16th. 1998. Draft Law n. 60, 1999. Deals with the assistance to victims of sexual violence. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, February 23rd, 1999. Draft Law n. 96, de 1999. Deals with the publication which specifies in the newspapers with national circulation. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, February 24th, 1999. Draft Law n. 101, 1999. Deals with the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, adding paragraphs to articles 228 and 229 of Decree n. 2.848, of December 7th, 1940 - Penal Code. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, February 25th, 1999. Draft Law n. 134, 1999. Deals with the obligation of motels and similar places to require the filling out of a control form before providing lodging, in order to stop the entry of adolescents (under 18 years old). Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, March 2nd, 1999. Draft Law n. 235, 1999. Changes Law n. 8.069, July 13th, 1990, which "provides for the Statute on Children and Adolescents and other provisions", establishing penalties for the distribution of child pornography and for information distribution networks, especially the Internet. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Draft Law n. 243, 1999. Adds an item to article 1, of Law n. 8.072, July, 25th, 1990, changed by Law n 8.930, of September 6th, 1994, which deals with hideous crimes, according to article 5, item XLIII, of the Federal Constitution. Senate, Brasilia, April 1999. Draft Law n. 267-A, 1999. Talks about the institution of May 18th as the National Day to Combat Sexual Abuse against Children and Adolescents; having the approval of the Comissao de Seguridade Social e Familia (an official commission in the legislative chamber) with amendments (author: Dep. Jose Linhares). It is still waiting for the approval of other two official commissions: Comissoes de Financas e Tributacao and of Constituicao e Justica e de Redacao. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.] Draft Law n. 436, 1999. Changes article 241 of Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, March 25th, 1999. Draft Law in. 438, 1999. Changes the items of Decree n. 2.848, of December 7th, 1940 - Penal Code and Law n. 8.072, of July 25th, 1990, which deals with heinous crimes. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, March, 25th, 1999. Draft Law n. 546, 1999. Adds a sole paragraph to article 241 of Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990, Statute on Children and Adolescents. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Draft Law n. 590, 1999. Adds an article to Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990, which deals with the Statute on Children and Adolescents. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, April 8th, 1999. Draft Law n. 631, of 1999. Changes article 241 of Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990, criminally characterizing child pornography in data communication networks, including the Internet. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, April 4th, 1999. Draft Law n. 644, 1999. Changes the items of Law n. 8.069, of July 13th, 1990, which "provides for the Statute on Children and Adolescents and other provisions", forbidding the public display of erotic images on magazine covers and video cassette tapes. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, April 15th, 1999. Draft Law n. 00905, 1999. Provides for the crimes of family violence and other provisions. It defines violence within the family, psychological violence, bodily harm or psychological harm; classifying bad treatment, rape committed against a spouse or partner, incest rape and incest sexual abuse. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Draft Law n. 1.278, 1999. Deals with the assistance to victims of sexual violence. Assistance shall be immediate and multidisciplinary to control the treatment from the physical and emotional points of view of the victim. Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Draft Law n. 3.413, of April 14th, 2000. Promulgates the Convencao sobre os Aspectos Civis do Sequestro Internacional de Criancas (Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Kidnapping), completed in the Hague, on October 25th, 1980. Diario Oficial, Brasilia, April 17th, 2000, 179th year of Independence and 112th of the Republic. Draft Law of Senate n. 135, 1999. Changes articles 240 and 241 of Law 8.069, of July 13th, 1990 - Statute on Children and Adolescents. Senate, March 16th, 1999. Draft Law of Senate n. 342, 1999. Changes articles 215, 216 and 231 of Decree n. 2.848, of December 7th, 1940 - Penal Code, suppressing and replacing terms whose restriction and vague sense makes the interpretation of items difficult. Senate, Brasilia, [s.d.]. Available at: www·senado·gov·br/web/senador/lucalc/199 9/projetos/termvago·htm [visited on: 09/04/00]. PENAL Code. Title VI: Crimes against habits. [s.d.]. |