Protesters took to the streets this Sunday morning (14) to protest against the approval in the Chamber of Deputies of the Dosimetria PL, a project that reduces the sentences of those convicted of attempted coup d’état, including the former president ().
The protests take place in at least thirteen capitals: , , Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Belém, Natal, São Luís, João Pessoa, Campo Grande, Maceió, Teresina, Cuiabá and Florianópolis.
The expectation is that demonstrations will be held in at least 49 cities, including the 27 capitals. Protests are planned for the afternoon in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. In Rio, the demonstration will feature artists such as , and .
The acts were called by the Povo Sem Medo and Brasil Popular fronts, which bring together entities such as the (Landless Rural Workers Movement) and the (Homeless Workers Movement). Parties such as and also called their members to the protest.
“Democracy is defended with mobilization, courage and popular pressure. It is still possible to stop this right-wing initiative that generates more impunity in Brazil”, said PT’s Communications Secretary, Éden Valadares.
In Salvador, protesters gathered at the height of Morro do Cristo and marched along the Barra waterfront. They carried a doll representing the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), with signs that called him a coward, corrupt and a coup leader.
Other protesters carried signs calling him the “enemy of the people” and comparing parliamentarians to criminals. A sound car played songs praising the minister of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), Alexandre de Moraes, and criticizing federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro.
The audience was smaller than the protest held on September 21 against the Blindagem PEC. There was no participation of electric trios and artists.
In Brasília, demonstrations were called by unions and left-wing parties, such as PT, PSOL and PC do B. A group gathered in mid-morning in front of the Museum of the Republic, in the central region of the city, for a march towards the National Congress.
Militants made speeches on top of a sound car against parliamentarians, stating that the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta, had lost the ability to command the House. They demanded from congressmen the approval of agendas defended by the left, such as the end of the so-called 6 x 1 work schedule.
Last Wednesday (10) approved the project that replaced the broad amnesty for Bolsonaro and the others arrested for participating in the attacks on the headquarters of Power on January 8, 2023.
Reported by the deputy (Solidariedade-SP), the project had 291 votes in favor and 148 against. The highlights that could change the text were rejected, in a session that ended at 3:56 am on Wednesday morning.
The proposal still has to go through the . The president of the House, senator (União-AP), said that.
The project will also 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.
Left-wing deputies used the argument that the text would benefit organized crime to try to defeat it. In the plenary, Paulinho denied: “The project only deals with the 8th of January, there is no possibility of this text benefiting common crimes”.
