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Public safety

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Senate Passes the Security PEC Unanimously, 75 to 0. Brazil Wins

The Lula government's proposal writes the Unified Public Security System into the Constitution, shields security money from freezes and toughens sentences for gang and militia bosses. It goes straight to promulgation. Lowering the age of criminal responsibility was left out and will move separately.

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Under Tarcísio (Republicanos), São Paulo Police Have Killed More Than 2,500 People, One Every 12 Hours. No Officer Has Been Convicted

Deaths at the hands of on-duty military police nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025 (+88%): 813 people killed by police in 2024, 835 in 2025 and 480 from January to August 2026 alone. So far, no police officer has been found convicted for those deaths; in the Baixada Santista, 17 of 23 investigations were shelved.