National Security Law (Brazil)
| National Security Law | |
|---|---|
Preamble of the Brazilian National Security Law. | |
| National Congress | |
| Territorial extent | Brazil |
| Signed by | João Figueiredo |
| Signed | December 14, 1983 |
| Commenced | December 15, 1983 |
| Repealed | 1 December 2021 |
| Administered by | Federal government |
| Amends | |
| National Security Act of 1978 (Law No. 6,620 of December 17, 1978) | |
| Repealed by | |
| Law No. 14,197 of September 1, 2021 | |
| Summary | |
| Defines crimes against national security, political and social order, establishes their procedure and judgment, and makes other provisions. | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The National Security Law was a Brazilian law that sought to guarantee the national security of the State against the subversion of law and order. It was revoked in 2021 by Law No. 14,197, though its provisions pertaining national security and the defense of the democratic rule of law, including crimes against national sovereignty — attacks on the nation's sovereignty, national integrity and espionage — became part of the Brazilian Penal Code.