 demonstrators recently carrying posters, banners, alongside carnival groups on the popular Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. If the bill passes, it will criminalize the ending of a pregnancy after 22 weeks, labeling it as a homicide, a crime that is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Critics say the bill would mean convicted rapists would spend shorter time behind bars than their victims, which is why the bill's author includes an increase in the rape penalty to 30 years.