The excerpts that reduced the period of ineligibility of condemned politicians were barred and the possibility of applying the changes in a retroactive manner
The President (PT) sanctioned, with vetoes, the project approved by the Congress that changed the . Excerpts were barred that decreased the period of ineligibility of condemned politicians and the possibility of applying changes in a retroactive way.
Currently, the ineligibility is eight years, counted from the end of the mandate or serving the sentence. The text approved by the Senate provided for counting from the conviction, which would reduce the time of removal from public life. Lula’s decision followed recommendations of the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) and the Ministry of Justice.
The vetoes will be published in the Federal Official Gazette and later analyzed in a joint session of the National Congress. Deputies and senators can maintain or overthrow the decision. If the vetoes are rejected, the barred sections are valid, even with the opposition of the Planalto Palace.
Political analysts point out that the measure has strong symbolic weight. The veto occurs in a moment of congressional wear with public opinion, amid discussions about the so -called “shielding PEC” and amnesty requests to parties. Parliamentarians evaluate that there is little political space to overthrow the presidential decision, at risk of facing even more popular resistance.
If the congress reverses the vetoes, the question may come to, which would be called to evaluate the constitutionality of the flexibility of the Clean Record Law.
