The president of the House of Representatives, Hugo Motta, said that still There is no definition of the inclusion, on the Plenary’s agenda, of the project that grants amnesty to those accused of coup d’état.
“We are very quiet about this agenda. We are always listening to the leaders who are interested and those who are opposed,” said Motta.
Senate President David Alcolumbre (Union-AP), said this week he was opposed to a broad and general amnesty, as the PL, party of the former president argues. He said he should present an alternative text on the subject.
The amnesty bill defended by the opposition, led by the Liberal Party (PL), forgives those convicted of the scammers on January 8, 2023, including financiers, encouraging and organizers.
Amnesty to the convicted of attacks on the headquarters of the three powers returned to the center of discussions in Congress with the Beginning of the trial, in the Federal Supreme Court (STF)of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) for attempted coup d’état. If passed, the law can benefit the former president.
The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) accuses the former president of leading an attempted coup With forecast of murder plans of the elected candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin, as well as STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
Seven other allies of the politician are also being tried, among them, former Defense Minister Paulo Nogueira Batista; former Navy Commander Admiral Almir Garnier; Former Minister of the Institutional Security Office (GSI) Augusto Heleno; and the deputy on the 2022 election losing plate, General Walter Braga Netto.
Defendants respond in the Supreme for crimes of armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of lawcoup, damage qualified by violence and serious threat and deterioration of listed assets.
The only exception concerns the former director of Abin Alexandre Ramagem, who is currently federal deputy. He benefited from the suspension of part of the accusations and responds only to three of the five crimes.
All Defendants Deny the accusations.
In the evaluation of experts and jurists heard by Agência Brasil, Annisting Crimes against the Democratic Rule of Law can be considered unconstitutional.
*With information from Agência Câmara
