The Chamber of Deputies is expected to vote this Tuesday (9) on Bill (PL) 2162/23, which could reduce sentences for those involved in the coup acts, including that of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The announcement of the vote on the so-called Dosimetry PL was made today by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), after the meeting of party leaders.
The topic is considered controversial. Initially, the proposal provided for amnesty for those directly or indirectly involved in demonstrations that took place since the second round of the 2022 elections and which intended to prevent the inauguration of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva as President of the Republic in 2023. But the rapporteur, deputy Paulinho da Força (Solidariedade-SP) defended an alternative, proposing a reduction in sentences for those involved in the coup acts of January 8, 2023. The project was approved as a matter of urgency, but faced resistance and never went to plenary.
When announcing the agenda, Motta said that the issue of amnesty had been overcome and that he awaited the conclusion of the legal process for the defendants of the Core 1 of the attempted coup d’état in the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
“We respect the due legal process of the Federal Supreme Court concluding the trial of these people who participated in this act on January 8th, especially because, in order to deal with any issue regarding these sentences, we would need to have the due legal process completed”, said Motta.
“We had already appointed deputy Paulinho da Força as rapporteur and we will discuss this project today, which will not deal with amnesty, but rather with the possibility of reducing sentences for these people who were convicted for the acts of January 8. I think that the plenary of the house is sovereign to decide on these issues”, he concluded.
The president of the Chamber also denied giving in to pressure from Bolsonaro’s allies. On Friday (5), the former president’s son, senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), announced his pre-candidacy for president of the Republic. At the time, the senator stated that the withdrawal of his pre-candidacy would be conditional on voting on the amnesty project for those convicted of the January 8 coup acts.
“I also want to make it public here that our decision was taken exclusively at the will of the president, who has the power to decide the agenda. It was not taken to respond to anyone’s request. We understand that this is the moment where the matter is ripe to go to the plenary”, stated Motta, who also said that the new report on the matter must still be presented by the rapporteur.
