Alternative proposal aims to offer benefits to protesters who have already served at least one sixth of the penalty for the acts of 8 January in Brasilia
The project is about to be discussed in, with the possibility of being guided before the parliamentary recess, scheduled to start on July 18. The mayor is considering an alternative project to the broad amnesty, which has been debated in. The alternative proposal aims to offer benefits to protesters who have already served at least one sixth of the sentence for the acts of 8 January in.
The broad amnesty, which seeks to forgive all protesters arrested on January 8, already has an urgent request filed by the opposition leader, Sostenes Cavalcante. This request aims to prevent the project from going through the commissions, taking it directly to the House Plenary. Hugo Motta is in articulation with for the project to quickly pass through both houses, fulfilling a promise to the opposition and the federal government. The intention is to avoid legal clashes with the Federal Supreme Court () and build a proposal that meets both the opposition and the government.
The debate on amnesty in the National Congress is intense, especially in relation to the limit between forgiveness and the serious crimes committed in the undemocratic acts of 8 January. In the coming days, Hugo Motta is expected to decide whether the broad amnesty or the alternative project. The voting is expected to occur before the parliamentary recess, as confirmed by Sostenes Cavalcante.
*With information from Aline Becketty
