Brazil Senate moves PEC 18/2025 on security

Brazil’s Senate Constitution and Justice Committee has placed PEC 18/2025, known as the Public Security PEC, on its agenda and plans to discuss it at Wednesday’s meeting. Rapporteur Senator Rogério Carvalho decided to keep the text approved by the Chamber of Deputies in order to speed approval of the proposal.

Where does PEC 18/2025 stand?

The proposal is listed in the Senate system as "ready for committee agenda" in the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee, with Rogério Carvalho as rapporteur, according to the official record consulted on August 27, 2026. That status confirms the text has moved to a stage just before a committee vote.

Ciberjornal’s coverage said the Senate CCJ added the vote on the Public Security PEC to next week’s agenda. O Globo also reported that the rapporteur opted to keep the version approved by the Chamber of Deputies to speed up the legislative process.

What other bills appear on the Senate agenda?

The Federal Senate also lists PL 1099/2025 as pending, with a legislative update dated August 19, 2026, although the public record consulted does not detail its content in the available excerpt. At the same time, the discussion on personal data continues through other initiatives tied to data protection and technology regulation.

Within that context, an O Globo report explained that Brazil’s LGPD explicitly classifies patient health data, such as diagnoses and test results, as sensitive personal data. That means stricter protection requirements, including a clear explanation of the purpose, recipients and legal basis, as well as free, specific and unambiguous consent when required.

How does the LGPD fit into the public security debate?

An updated doctrinal analysis notes that the LGPD already excludes certain data processing activities carried out for the exclusive purposes of public security, national defense, state security and criminal investigation or prosecution. Under that framework, those activities must follow specific legislation.

That detail helps frame the future interaction between the Public Security PEC and the LGPD in the processing of data by authorities. The issue remains open in the legislative debate, while the constitutional proposal continues through the Senate and the personal data bill remains under legislative review.