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The Chamber of Deputies approved a proposal that promises to be strict for those who use their vehicles to abandon animals. The measure, which provides for imprisonment of up to 5 years and the revocation of the driver's license, seeks to hold drivers and passengers accountable.
In a proposal that promises to stir the conscience of drivers and animal lovers, the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies took the first step towards impactful legislation.
The measure, which aims to severely punish the use of vehicles to abandon domestic animals, seeks to hold drivers and passengers accountable in a forceful manner, as a way of curbing this type of cruelty on the streets of Brazil.
This initiative, which has already gone through an approval phase, sparks a debate: will strict punishments finally be able to curb the abandonment of animals on the country's public roads?
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Proposal and strict penalties
The text of the approved proposal defines abandoning animals on public roads as a crime and, at the same time, a very serious traffic violation.
The measure establishes strict penalties for those who use vehicles to abandon property, with punishments that can include up to five years imprisonment e revocation of National Driver's License (CNH) to the offender.
In addition to the driver, Passengers who assist or ignore the situation may also be penalized with the same penalties.
Under the proposal, the practice of abandonment would be characterized as both a traffic violation and a crime in itself, applying heavy penalties.
The very serious traffic violation includes fines and immediate withdrawal of the license.
According to rapporteur deputy Nilto Tatto (PT-SP), the new text brings together main ideas from four different projects related to the topic.
It specifies that abandoning animals is “punished with a fine, revocation of the driver's license and imprisonment of up to five years”, in addition to the prohibition of obtaining a new driving license.
The evolution of the proposal
The path to this measure has been paved since the presentation of the 25 / 24 Bill by Deputy Delegate Matheus Laiola (União-PR), to which three other projects were attached: PL 236/24, PL 951/24 and PL 257/24.
The text now brings together the ideas of the four projects in a single substitute, facilitating legislative processing.
As explained by rapporteur Nilto Tatto, the proposal aims not only to characterize abandonment as an infraction, but also to give a stricter classification to the abandonment of animals as a crime.
This articulation of proposals in a single project was a solution found to make the approval and effectiveness of the measures viable.
With this, the substitute bill aims to directly affect drivers' awareness. and create a deterrent effect on the abandonment of animals on the streets.
Next steps in the process
The proposal, still in a conclusive nature, will be analyzed by the committees of Transport and Roads e Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.
Once approved by both, it will go to the Senate and, finally, to the President for approval to become law.
This new measure represents a legislative attempt to combat animal abandonment, a historic and recurring problem in Brazil.
For animal rights advocates, the measure is a fundamental step forward.
According to representatives of animal protection organizations, stricter laws play a fundamental role in educating society and inhibiting the practice.
There is great pressure for the measure to also be approved in the Senate., as many see it as an effective tool to combat a behavior that still occurs frequently.
Implications for drivers and society
If approved, the new legislation signals a significant shift in driver accountability, establishing that vehicles cannot be used as a tool to practice abandonment.
The implications are significant, as the offender will not only lose the right to drive, but could also face years in prison, a consequence not previously seen in cases of animal abandonment.
As rapporteur Nilto Tatto highlights, the application of strict penalties aims to create a real and dissuasive impact.
The initiative follows other international proposals and legislation aimed at protecting animals, although it represents a novelty in the Brazilian traffic and legal system.
Given this proposal, the issue raises questions: will punishment be enough to change the behavior of offenders? What will be the impact on society in general?
Are you worried about punishing those who abandon animals? You have to change the law so that those who kill in traffic, people die in traffic every day and they won't be arrested, so they'll have to serve a sentence with an ankle bracelet. How are you going to solve anything? The person who kills in traffic is the same person who kills on the street, etc.
There are already several laws for those who kill in traffic, you just have to follow them.
Oxxi, you human trash, you really have to worry about animals for sure, you ****, you human filth, you airhead and ****!
Approved 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
So it is
……unfortunately there are still these people with hearts of stone
…. I don't understand what makes a human not love a helpless, voiceless ****
You don't need to use foul language, my friend. Everyone has an opinion. What's worse is for a human being to lose his life over a cell phone, a ring, to suffer aggression and for the **** to go unpunished and continue using a motorcycle and bag as a disguise.
It has the worst low-level expressions to describe these individuals.
Your human monster, in your head has ****, can only do your trash, regardless of the lax laws to punish people, let alone laws to punish those who mistreat animals, it is always good for your ****
Not to diminish the cause of animal abandonment, but I thought the same thing every day: reckless drivers kill in traffic and the punishment is slow and lenient or never comes.
What could be more absurd? Killing a snake in your living room is a non-bailable crime! If you kill your mother-in-law's snake, you go to the police station, file a report and wait in freedom for about 4 years and you'll be acquitted!
I agree,
But the law already exists, you just have to follow it!
Brazil **** lawless country
THIS DOES NOT DIMINISH THE CAUSE ****
I am the kind of person who does not accept impunity or injustice. Even more so against a being who not only gives love and sincere affection, even when its owner often mistreats it. A harsh punishment is indeed necessary for these people without feelings.
It's obvious that those who abandon animals must be punished. And those who kill them in traffic too. One thing doesn't cancel out the other. The proposal was made by a politician who fights for the **** cause. Go and demand this other law from those you voted for. If you don't care and don't like animals, you've probably abandoned one yourself, that's your problem. Don't come criticizing those who want to do something for them.
Regarding those who kill in traffic, I agree with you, my friend, but even a homeless person who falls on the street and is run over will have free medical care and assistance, but animals do not have this privilege. Who stops on a highway to save or help a ****? Dude, less than 1% of drivers stop and at least try to help a ****, so whoever gives a life to less than 1% of chances, even more so if it is a defenseless being, must pay dearly for this cruel act. I agree that whoever is caught drunk should be punished more severely, like 2 years of basic food basket depending on the offender's income and also a suspension of the driver's license or a heavy fine and bail. Now, if you get involved in an accident while drunk, dude, suspension and **** for the drunk.
Truth
Don't forget that no matter how much a crime happens to an adult, they have a way to defend themselves. For example, a **** doesn't exist. And for those who didn't know, a **** is no different from a 2-year-old child, they think like a 2-year-old child. So people, when you abandon a pet, remember that you would be abandoning a child.
LOOK, ABANDONING ANIMALS IS ALSO A CRIME. A **** ALSO HAS VALUE. YOU ARE BEING INTOLERANT WHEN YOU REFER TO THIS COMMENT. WE CAN HAVE LAWS FOR THOSE WHO KILL PEOPLE...BUT WE CANNOT LEAVE OUR ANIMALS DEFENSELESS AND WITHOUT A VOICE TO PAY THE PRICE OF HUMAN INTOLERANCE AND EVIL. GOD CREATED **** TO BE CARED FOR.
Those who value animals more than humans are the same ones who put their parents in a nursing home and abandon them and never go to visit them and when asked say it's the best thing for them!!
And the parents in nursing homes are the same ones who abandoned animals, children, mocked society, were scoundrels... they just aren't saints... and just pull the capybara of each one and the horrifying stories that they try to hide appear!
Truth.
Paulete was hurt because she has certainly abandoned and continues to abandon many animals, right?
EVERY life matters!
Of course, all lives matter, right? These people who catch animals and release them should be locked up in the **** for 70 or 80 years for them to see how good it is. Do you agree with me? Good morning.
We are living in a time of inversion of values. As the Bible says, "they are taking right for wrong and wrong for right. We are forgetting that animals have a survival instinct given by God. I think releasing a **** in the middle of traffic is cruel, because it would be condemning it to death. Returning it to nature and allowing it to return home. Mistreatment is unacceptable. Those who want to focus on cases of dogs and cats forget about horses, the **** having to fast to enter the slaughterhouse, they forget about sheep, goats, pigs, birds (we talk about humane slaughter, would death by shooting, beheading or being shot in the head be humane?), cockroaches, ants, rats, mosquitoes, beetles, etc. They are all defenseless animals. We could say, "they transmit diseases!" True, but dogs and cats, which seem to be the focus, transmit rabies, leptospirosis, leishmaniasis, among others. In fact, each one of us has a thought. The fact that you think differently from me does not mean that you are right or wrong. Science exists based on differences in thought, this is part of our freedom. I respect all opinions, after all, as Jesus said, “you know the tree by its fruit.” I respect all opinions.
I support this measure and it needs to become law because this criminal action must be stopped. This action also causes various consequences in traffic and can cause accidents followed by fatalities. Congratulations Delegate and Deputy Matheus Laiola
The deputy should also be concerned with enforcing the laws for those who use a vehicle to commit traffic crimes, as there are many who do this, and leave through the front door of the police station!
The deputy fights for the **** cause. He will demand from those you voted for what you want and leave the animals alone. He does nothing and wants to criticize those who do. Go to sleep.
Very good… The penalty should be double… Abandoning **** has no justification… You have to plan before taking it to create…
People have taken other measures to get rid of the animals, they can't just leave them somewhere, so they send them to the Land of the United Feet... Of course I feel sorry for them, but they should be more concerned about people. They are fulfilling the saying that the lamppost is pissing on the ****.
I thought the same thing, as always the parliamentarians wanting to play to the audience, jumping on the bandwagon of the “animal protectors”, if the person can’t abandon an animal by car, they’ll go by bike, or they’ll kill and bury it, it’s like the Maria da Penha law, made to “protect” women, condemning them to death! Animals will no longer be abandoned, and will be slaughtered!
Now there is feminicide, a severe aggravating factor for homicide. They tried with a measure, Maria da Penha didn't give it, feminicide came in, the law is progressive.
You're going to charge the people you voted for. This delegate fights for the **** cause. There are already many people fighting for the people and if that's not enough, it's not for lack of laws. Human beings are no better than ****. Not at all.
Good evening! I think this new law is amazing. I completely agree. Someone has to look after the animals. It's about time. They should be strict in enforcing the law. Congratulations on this initiative. I particularly loved it. I love animals and I don't like seeing the poor things rolling around in miserable conditions, suffering in the greatest abandonment without anyone interceding for them, as is the case now! Thank you once again to everyone who is working for the well-being of animals. ❤️
Massive and disrespectful.