Brazil’s Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee is reviewing Bill PL 1.048/2020, which would penalize people who abandon an adoption during the process of granting custody.
Penalties would be proportional to the stage of the court proceedings at which the withdrawal occurs. That period coincides with the time when a child begins living with prospective adoptive parents. The penalty would be more severe if the withdrawal came after a final ruling.
From 2019 to 2024, more than 2,000 children registered for adoption went through at least one return process. The bill has already been approved by the Senate’s Human Rights Committee.
