Collaborators of President Luiz Inácio da Silva (PT) claim that the tendency is for the project that benefits those convicted of participating in coup acts, including the former president (), to be vetoed in its entirety.
During a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, without mentioning the Chamber of Deputies, Lula said he was “very calm about what is happening in Brazil.”
“This disagreement in the Chamber is characteristic of democracy, we were unused to it. This country is changing for the better, you can be sure”, stated the PT member, without mentioning the case of deputy Glauber Braga (PSOL-RJ), forcibly removed from the president’s chair of the House by legislative police officers.
This Wednesday, the minister (Secretariat of Institutional Relations) sought out ministers and party leaders questioning the vote of their supporters in favor of the proposal that benefits Bolsonaro.
These allies remember that the president had already expressed his opposition to the proposal in September, amid pressure led by governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos-SP) to reduce the former president’s sentence.
At the time, the management spoke out against the . The position followed the express instructions of the president. In September, Gleisi emphasized that the government was opposed to the proposal, saying that this was Lula’s position.
“Our position, that of the government, of President Lula, has always been clear: we are against amnesty, we voted against the urgent request. If there is an amnesty project, we will vote against it, as well as a sentence reduction project. We believe that the process [contra Bolsonaro] STF is in progress, it was done within the procedural rules, there is no reason to change the process now”, stated the minister.
In favor of the veto, the president’s allies point out that those convicted of committing other crimes, in addition to the 8/1 attacks.
As shown by Sheetthe bill could have an impact on other criminals, with a faster regime progression for people found guilty of coercion during the process, arson and resistance against public agents, among other crimes, according to a technical study by three parties.
Despite the president’s pre-disposition for a full veto, allies recommend calm to the president. There are those who argue that a statement should be expected from the STF (Supreme Federal Court) regarding the project, although the articulation had the approval of court ministers.
Furthermore, the president’s interlocutors claim that the government has achieved victories in the National Congress, with the approval of projects of interest to the Executive. Another argument is that the president does not want to contradict the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil-AP), in the midst of negotiating the name of Jorge Messias for the STF.
