Otmane El Rhazi : Brazil: Killing of a Police Officer Now Considered a Heinous Crime

Otmane El Rhazi from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal Monitor.

Crime and law enforcement; Criminal code; Law enforcement officers - A new law promulgated on July 7, 2015, by Brazilian President Dilma Roussef amends the Penal Code and a law on heinous crimes to make the killing of police officers and members of the Armed Forces,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.