The bill was tacitly adopted by the Senate on November 9, 2010 but only made it to debates in the lower house on December 5, 2011. The lower house adopted it on February 28, 2012, with 166 votes in favor, three against and two abstentions.
The law introduces protection and restraining orders to protect victims of domestic violence, and includes verbal, psychological, sexual, social and spiritual abuse among offenses, besides physical violence.