Senate President David Alcolumbre (Union/AP) argued that the bill that provides for amnesty to those convicted of attempted coup d’état, in the House of Representatives, is not a matter of Brazilians.
“This is not a subject that we are debating. When we talk about this subject at all times, we are giving, again, the opportunity for us to be, in our society, dividing a subject that is not a subject of Brazilians, ”said Alcolumbre.
To the senator, the complaint of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) for attempted coup against the Former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others It must be strictly legal, without contaminating the political environment of Parliament.
“Having the understanding and confidence that in the judiciary will be dealt with within the parameters established by Brazilian law and the laws, with impartiality, with caution. It is not appropriate to transform this into a political procedure, ”he added.
After the PGR reportthe allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the National Congress intensified the articulation to guide the Amnesty Bill to those involved on January 8, 2023, when supporters of Bolsonaro depredated the headquarters of the powers in Brasilia, demanding a military coup in the Brazil.
PGR’s complaint states that there was a coup plot led by former President Jair Bolsonaro to remain in power even after defeat at the polls in 2022, including Plans to murder President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the deputy, Geraldo Alckmin, and the Supreme Court Minister (STF).
Those involved deny the accusations and argue that there is political persecution. In a statement, the former president’s defense reported that he was “appalled and outraged by the complaint”. The note states that Bolsonaro “never compact with any movement that aimed at the deconstruction of the democratic rule of law or the institutions that pave him,” said lawyer Paulo Cunha Bueno.
