Allies of the former president claim proposals such as amnesty to the condemned of January 8, the impeachment of Alexandre de Moraes and the end of the privileged forum to parliamentarians
Opposition parliamentarians to the Federal Government announced on Tuesday (5) a series of actions in response to the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), determined by Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court (STF). Among the measures are the obstruction of legislative work and the defense of what the group called the “Peace Package”, which includes proposals such as amnesty to the condemned by the acts of January 8, 2023, the impeachment of Moraes and the end of the privileged forum for congressmen.
The decision to obstruct was announced by the PL leader in the House, Deputy Sostenes Cavalcante (RJ), and should reach votes at both the Casa Baixa do Congress and the Senate. According to him, the opposition intends to prevent the progress of projects until there is a “pacification agenda”. “We will not back down until there are ways to pacification,” said the parliamentarian. The protest began with a press conference in front of the National Congress, followed by a demonstration in the plenary of the House, where opposition deputies occupied the space of the Board of Directors with Boca Buddhars. For Bolsonaro allies, the former president’s house arrest rekindled the opposition’s moods in the return of legislative activities.
During the press conference, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), son of the former president, presented the proposals of the so-called “Peace Package”. He defended a “broad, general and unrestricted amnesty” to those involved in January 8, stating that Congress has the competence to vote on the subject, even in the face of possible judicial contests. In addition, Flávio criticized the Supreme Court for keeping his father under judgment at the Court and requested the immediate approval of the PEC that extinguishes the privileged forum for parliamentarians.
“The forum was expanded precisely so that Bolsonaro was reached by a Supreme class,” said Flávio. According to him, the jurisprudence was amended to keep the former president under the Supreme Court trial, unlike other ex-mandates, such as Michel Temer and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who were tried in the first instance. The opposition also defended the impeachment of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, responsible for Bolsonaro’s house arrest. For the opposition leader in the Senate, Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), Senate President David Alcolumbre (Union-AP) should guide the request and demonstrate “stature” in the face of the group’s demands.
House arrest was decreed after Moraes understood that Bolsonaro dismissed precautionary measures by participating, through third parties, public acts on social networks – a practice that was prohibited by order of the Supreme Court. In addition to home collection, the former president is prevented from receiving visits (except lawyers and authorized persons), using social networks, cell phones and maintaining contact with ambassadors. The minister warned that any new non -compliance may lead to the decree of pre -trial detention.
The opposition also stated that it articulates support from other parties, such as PP and União Brasil, to their initiatives. PL President Valdemar Costa Neto met with leaders of these subtitles on Tuesday. According to Sostenes Cavalcante, the mobilization will also serve to measure the strength of the opposing bench in Congress.
Published by Felipe Dantas
*Report produced with the aid of AI
