Brazil's Chamber Approves Mandatory Registration of Homotransphobia Crimes

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Human Rights, Minorities and Racial Equality Commission approved a bill that makes the registration and processing of homotransphobia crimes compulsory in public security systems. Police reports must now include fields for the victim’s sexual orientation, gender identity, social name and race or colour, all self‑declared at the time of the complaint. investigators are also required to include a reasoned assessment of whether the crime was motivated by LGBT‑fobia.

The text, presented by deputy Tarcísio Motta (PSOL‑RJ) as a substitute for PL 2668/24, aims to close the data gap that has forced homophobic and transfobic acts to be recorded under the racism law since a 2019 Supreme Court decision. Motta said the project’s “primary goal is to correct the lack of documentation of LGBT‑fobic motivation in criminal reports.” The bill also mandates training for security agents and the posting of informational posters in police stations.

Having cleared the Human Rights commission, the proposal now moves to the Chamber’s Constitution and Justice Committee before proceeding to the Senate for final approval.