Bill 510, which sanctions paternity fraud in the Republic of Panama, brought to light the legal right of a man to be compensated both financially and morally in cases of deception, where society mocks him with 'Vena'o'. This proposal by Deputy Jairo 'Bolota' Salazar, dubbed by the President of the Government Commission, Luis Eduardo Camacho, as the 'Vena'o Law', includes modifications to the penalty, which could now be 'commutable'. If paternity is disproven, the mother could face 2 to 5 years in prison or a fine of 100 to 500 days. At this point, Deputy Salazar stated that he did not want to be too harsh and reduced the sentence to five years to make it more lenient and so that men feel supported in this precedent, which is a crime and quite serious because it not only deceives the father with a child who is not his, but he finds out later because he was not told the truth. Grandparents also suffer and the family is harmed, which is why this project is being sought, Salazar points out, adding that for the man it is 'a shame, eternal bullying, which is why they have to keep the receipts for the 9 months or years when these cases arise and there is suspicion that the child is not his. Salazar also gave his own examples, stating that 'it is a serious mistake and you cannot buy a new heart', so the penalty of days-fine is an option for payment in the community so that it does not happen again, adding that it does not harm the interests of the minor, as it would be an exemplary punishment and the mother would not go to prison. Camacho said that this bill is not against women, but against their behavior and this proposal should not be minimized, clarifying that he is not the 'Venado' deputy and that it will be recorded in the minutes. The 'Vena'o Law' entered its second debate, but with a lighter penalty for the deceiving mother.
