RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - By 50 votes to 12, the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) approved, on Wednesday, November 20th, the eligibility of a proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC 199/2019) that would allow second instance imprisonment, i.e. after an appellate court has confirmed a conviction.
The text will now proceed to a special committee. Then it will need to be discussed and passed by the full Chamber . . .
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