Senate Committee Approves Extension Of Weapon Ownership to All Rural Areas

By Iolanda Fonseca

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Senate Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), on Wednesday, June 26th, approved a bill that liberalizes weapon ownership in all rural areas, and not only those with farmhouses. The text is expected to be considered by the full Senate. If it is approved, it will proceed to the  Chamber of Deputies.

Today, under the Statute of Disarmament, weapon ownership (the right to have a weapon at home) is permitted within a residence or home, to those having a registration.

The CCJ’s text includes the following passage in the Statute: “Concerning residents in rural areas, the full extent of their respective rural property shall be considered as their residence or dwelling.”

Senator Marcos Rogério (DEM-RO), the bill’s proponent, said that the text entitles landowners to lawful defense.

“It makes no sense to grant ownership to the rural dwellers, but not allow them to exercise their lawful right to a defense outside the farmhouse,” said the senator.

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