Senator offers an invoice that will rise to a 8 -year mobile phone theft penalty

According to a new proposal submitted by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro on Tuesday (18) last Tuesday (18), the cellular theft in Brazil can be sentenced to up to eight years of imprisonment. Those who commit such a crime shall be subject to the payment of the fine if the text is approved.

The draft, which talks about the issuance of more than 100 million mobile phones üzerinde in the country, enables the addition of a new paragraph to Article 155 of the Penal Code. Four to eight years of imprisonment and fine for a penalty application. The author said that the results of the theft of device went beyond material damage.

Bolsonaro, “Today technological resources, mobile phones users users users all kinds of information, official and working documents, personal, family and sincere images allow us to use.” Thus, the victims are exposed to the criminals after the action of the criminals.

The author also commented on personal security and the possibility of damaging the emotional integrity of the owners. In another stretch, it emphasizes the risks related to unauthorized banking operations by using passwords, documents and other data stored on stolen devices.

“High recurrence rate”

In addition, according to the author of the project, there is a great recurrence of this crime form that contributes to increasing the sense of insecurity in Brazil and the gathering of legislators to establish new laws. For him, the offer will help reduce theft and theft of mobile phones.

According to the current law that does not quote their smartphones directly, Theft and theft penalty for one to four years imprisonment and fineAnd if the crime is processed at night, it can be increased by one third. If the guilty is primary, there is a possibility of reducing the detention period or just applying a fine.

The project that provides theft and an increase in mobile phone theft The analysis of thematic committees in the House of Representatives and the Constitutional and Citizenship Commission. If approved, he returns to the Senate for the vote and still depends on the entry into force of the presidential sanction.

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