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, the bullet bench is a phrase used to refer to the parliamentary front composed of politicians who support

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, the easing of laws related to weapons and against disarmamentist policies. It is a prominent feature of

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. At the federal level, the bench moved to change the Disarmament Statute by proposing 41 projects, including that of parliamentarian Rogério Mendonça, who proposed the approval of new legislation that would increase the penalties for crimes committed with firearms and would revoke that Statute. However, it is not only in the National Congress that the group is present. In the Municipality of São Paulo, for example, the councilors Álvaro Camilo, ex-commander general of the PM, Paulo Telhada, ex-commander of the

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(ROTA), and Conte Lopes, retired captain, took over in 2013 who also served on Rota and was a state deputy. In the Chamber, the bench presses to create a Security Commission, dismembering the Human Rights Commission, which also deals with the issue.

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Major Olímpio Sérgio Olímpio Gomes (20 March 1962 – 18 March 2021), best known as Major Olímpio, was a Brazilian police officer and politician, member of the Social Liberal Party (PSL). He was a state deputy for São Paulo, and leader of the Democratic ...

represents the State of São Paulo in the Senate and is a former state deputy for two terms and a former federal deputy for one term. Olímpio leads the movement to reduce the age of criminal responsibility, by increasing the sentence for crimes committed by law enforcement officers and crimes committed against police officers, and by ending the temporary departure of convicted prisoners.

Representatives in the National Congress

Senate

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Flávio Bolsonaro Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro (born 30 April 1981) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and entrepreneur who is the eldest child of Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro from ...

(PSL/RJ)

Chamber of Deputies

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(PL/SP) * Captain Augusto (PL/SP) * Katia Sastre (PL/SP) * General Peternelli (PSL/SP) * Major Fabiana (PSL/RJ) * Hélio Negão (PSL/RJ) * Sergeant Gurgel (PSL/RJ) * Major Vitor Hugo (PSL/GO) * Delegate Waldir (PSL/PR) * General Girão (PSL/RN) * Éder Mauro (PSD/PA) * Guilherme Derrite (PP/SP)

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Representatives in the National Congress

Senate

Chamber of Deputies

See also

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