Lula government gives 60 days for guns to be registered with the PF

In an ordinance signed by the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino, the government determined that all permitted and restricted weapons acquired after May 2019 must be registered in the Federal Police system, the National Weapons System (Sinarm), in a period of 60 days. The deadline begins this Wednesday (1st), the date on which the ordinance with the determinations was published.

Permitted weapons may be registered electronically on the PF website. On the other hand, owners of restricted-use weapons will have to register electronically and, later, present the equipment by prior appointment at Federal Police stations, bearing proof of registration in the Army’s Military Weapons Management System (SIGMA).

According to the ordinance, the owner of weapons that does not proceed with the registration will be subject to the seizure of the equipment and may be liable for illegal possession and/or possession. The document also mentions that owners who wish to dispose of the weapons will be able to deliver them at the disarmament campaign collection points that will be made available by the government.

Lula government hinders access to weapons

On the first day of his government, President Lula (PT) announced a decree to limit access to weapons and ammunition in the country, suspending the granting of new registration certificates (CR) to hunters, shooters and collectors (CACs). The decree also restricted the amount of weapons and ammunition that can be registered per person and suspended the possibility of registering new clubs and shooting schools. The Army will also no longer be able to authorize any type of new acquisition of weapons and will have to interrupt the acquisition processes that were in progress.

THE People’s Gazette, elected federal deputy Marcos Pollon (PL-MS), a lawyer specializing in gun legislation, said that the change could lead to the bankruptcy of shooting clubs and weapons stores. “They sacrifice around 3 million jobs without listening to anyone at all,” he says, referring to the number of people who work in gun shops and shooting clubs in Brazil today. “It’s not democratic for you to start the year by putting 3 million people on the street.”

In addition, the restrictions may impact Brazilian shooting, a modality that gave Brazil its first gold medal at the Olympic Games. Due to the negative impact that restricts access to sports and damages weapons stores, congressmen also filed projects to try to block Lula’s decree.