The senator (PL) asked this Saturday morning (6) that anti-Lula political leaders approve amnesty for those convicted of attempted coup d’état, as the first gesture in the negotiations for a candidacy for the Presidency. The request comes one day after his father, the former president (PL), asked him to run in the 2026 election.
“The decision was made yesterday, today I start the negotiations! The first gesture I ask of all political leaders who say they are anti-Lula is to approve the amnesty this year! I hope I am not being radical by wanting amnesty for innocent people. We only have two weeks, let’s unite the right!”, the senator published on social media.
The amnesty bill, which provided for a pardon for protesters convicted of an attempted coup d’état, is stalled in .
After Bolsonaro’s arrest at the superintendent’s office in Brasília, the priority was to move forward with the Chamber’s bill. The senator also said that the PL would not accept discussing sentencing dosimetry and that it would work to unlock the proposal in the House.
“We have always made it very clear that we would not make this type of agreement. What we ask is that democracy prevail: the rapporteur sets the drafting as he sees fit and we will use our regimental devices to approve the amnesty. What will be approved, the final text, will go to the vote. We have no commitment to dosimetry, our commitment is to amnesty and that whoever has the most votes wins,” he said.
Flávio announced that he is Bolsonaro’s candidate on Friday, in a decision that would have been consolidated after visiting the. The two spoke for about half an hour at the time.
The parliamentarian traveled to São Paulo on Thursday (4) to inform the governor of , (Republicans), of the decision, who has not yet commented.
