Parliamentarians point out that the climate of insecurity and the association of new episodes of violence make approval of the measure unlikely
After the attack in , Congress leaders assess that the proposed amnesty for participants in the acts could lead to the bill being shelved. Deputies want the text to be declared impaired due to loss of opportunity due to the attack. The House’s internal regulations grant this prerogative to the president.
In the request, parliamentarians argue that if the proposal moves forward and is approved, people who are being investigated or serving sentences for crimes against the Democratic Rule of Law will be amnestied from judicial penalties. According to the deputies, the text currently being processed may still have its opinion changed to expand the scope. Which, according to the bench, would be incalculably dangerous due to the fact that there may be no temporal limitation to apply the amnesty.
In the Federal Senate, pressure to shelve the amnesty project is also growing. The president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, highlighted the importance of repudiating acts of violence and hate speech in Brazil. Senator Eliziane Gama, in turn, highlighted the need to block any type of amnesty, stating that criminal acts violate the peaceful tradition of Brazilian society. She emphasized that extreme actions are not solutions to problems in the democratic regime, as evidenced by the events of 2022 and January 8, 2023. For the senator, it is essential to condemn these practices and prevent the advancement of amnesty proposals, as impunity it only encourages such actions.
However, not everyone shares this vision. Senator Rogério Marinho, leader of the opposition, expressed his horror and perplexity at the situation, but argued that it is time for the Legislature to consider granting amnesty to those arrested for the January 8 attacks. He argues that amnesty is a political decision that is up to the National Congress. The amnesty project under discussion provides for pardon for those who participated, made donations or supported criminal acts through social networks from January 8th, until the future law comes into force. Furthermore, the text proposes amnesty for those who participated in events subsequent or prior to the date, as long as they are related to the events.
Published by Luisa Cardoso
