Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0321(NLE)
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on cooperation with and through the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Federal Police of Brazil
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 29 October 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 31 March 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 July 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 16 July 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 9 September 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 29 October 2025
Decided in plenary
9 September 2025 · decision 4
Digital, AI & data, International agreement
EU-Brazil Agreement: cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil
Consent given 606 for · 5 against · 19 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The agreement sets up cooperation between Europol and Brazil's Federal Police, allowing the transfer of personal and non-personal data to fight serious crime and terrorism.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The versions differ only in wording: the capitalisation of "agreement" is changed in the explanatory statement.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Nikola Bartůšek (Patriots)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Ana Miguel Pedro (EPP), Kristian Vigenin (S&D), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (ECR), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Renew), Saskia Bricmont (Greens), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 9 Sept 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Brazil on cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil.
Tabled for plenary· 16 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the EU-Brazil agreement on cooperation with Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil, allowing personal and non-personal data transfers to fight crime and terrorism.
Committee draft· 12 Jun 2025
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-Brazil agreement on cooperation with Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil, allowing personal and non-personal data transfers to fight crime and terrorism.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
29 October 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
9 September 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 9 Sept 2025 Adopted text TA10-0169/2025Report A10-0142/2025
16 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
15 July 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
31 March 2025
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0321(NLE)