The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a police reform bill that is designed to to increase the supervision of regional public safety commissions and to make police more responsive to public complaints.
The Lower House voted for the bill at a plenary session in the afternoon, after the bill was cleared by the Committee on Local Administration in the morning.
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