The opposition bench to the government met on Tuesday with former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to discuss strategies to try to advance the process of the bill that provides amnesty to those convicted of the attacks of 8 January 2023.
During the meeting, parliamentarians decided to adopt a strategy of total obstruction in the commissions and plenary of the House. The search measure, Deputy Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), to guide the urgent request of the proposal.
The parliamentary obstruction consists of the use of long speeches, postponement requests and even the absence in plenary to prevent sufficient quorum for voting. The purpose of the opposition is to wage the processing of other materials until there is a definition of amnesty.
The opposition leader in the House, Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Zucco (PL-RS), defends the initiative and reinforced the need to hinder the progress of other projects until Motta makes a decision on the subject.
“We are experiencing a state of exception in Brazil. And for moments of institutional abnormality, we need to act very firmly. Therefore, the guidance is to obstruct all the agenda. Nothing more important now than seeking reparation for the hundreds of political prisoners and political refugees in Brazil,” said Zucco.
Also on Tuesday, the PL leader in the House, Deputy Sostenes Cavalcante (RJ), to discuss the project. Amnesty to those involved in the acts of January 8 is considered a priority of the opposition in this first semester.
If the urgent request is approved directly by the House Plenary, without the need to pass a special committee.
However, deputies of the Government base in the House, contrary to the bill, evaluate that the chance of being based is small. According to them, the proposal of party leaders.
The mayor also met with the PT leader at the House, Lindbergh Farias (RJ), and the government leader, José Guimarães (PT-CE).
Aliados, Motta has stated that she intends to give an outcome for the agenda later this week.
What does the project say?
The text proposes the amnesty to condemned persons, covering protesters, truckers, entrepreneurs and other participants of protests held between October 30, 2022 and the date of entry into force of the eventual law.
The project has been fought in the House since last year. In October 2024, the then president of the House, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), withdrew the matter of the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ), where he was about to be voted, postponing the analysis of the theme.
