President of the collegiate, senator Otto Alencar, grants deadline after request for review from government member; amendment will be treated as textual
The Senate’s CCJ (Constitution and Justice Committee) postponed the vote on the PL known as Dosimetry PL. At 11:02 am this Wednesday (Dec 17, 2025), the president of the collegiate, senator (PSD-BA), decided to suspend the session for 4 hours, after requesting a view from the senator (MDB-PB).
Government officials wanted the regulatory deadline, of up to 5 days, to be used in full, pushing the decision to 2026, after the legislative recess. But the consideration won.
The project, which amends provisions of the Penal Code and the Penal Execution Law to change the calculation of sentences in cases of concurrent crimes and regime progression rules, had been facing strong resistance in the Senate after the version approved in the Chamber was criticized for having a broad scope and potentially benefiting those convicted of crimes other than those related to the coup plot.
The report presented by the senator (PP-SC) is in favor ofbut incorporates an amendment that limits its application to those convicted of January 8th. Read the do document (PDF – 230 KB).
In the report, Amin suggests incorporating the amendment proposed by the senator (União-PR), which restricts the effects of the project, expressly prohibiting its application to other crimes, such as corruption, environmental crimes, sexual exploitation or serious violence.
“A [emenda] of nº 6, by senator Sérgio Moro, intends to correct the wording of the provision pertinent to art. 112, so that doubts are removed regarding the scope of the Project to only reach the facts related to January 8, 2023”wrote Amin.
The rapporteur sought to create a text to be approved by the CCJ without the need to return to the Chamber, which could delay the process, but there is no consensus on the merits. According to Amin, the suggested changes will only be considered as editorial adjustments.
“It should be noted that the acceptance of these amendments will not require the return of the matter to the Chamber of Deputies, allowing it to be sent directly for sanction. The Federal Supreme Court has already had the opportunity to recognize that amendments approved by the Revision House that have the power to merely explain the text approved by the Initiating House are not considered to be of merit, but rather of drafting”these.
The president of the collegiate, senator Otto Alencar, thinks differently. For him, this is an amendment of merit, which would force the text to return to the Chamber of Deputies.
“I cannot accept it as an amendment to the text. It completely changes the scope of the issue”he stated. “The Chamber has become a shambles, and the Senate cannot become a shambles, nor act as a registry office.”
The senator (MDB-AL) said that the project “It is a moral and legal setback from any perspective.”. He also stated that the amendment proposed by Moro is “an amendment on the merits. […] No one can be forced to vote on a matter of this complexity at the drop of a hat”.
The senators (PT-AP), (PT-SE) e (MDB-SE) even presented a separate vote to reject the opinion. But a request from Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN) to decide whether Senator Sérgio Moro’s amendment should be classified as merit-based, as Alencar wanted, was rejected by the CCJ.
The project then goes to the board for a vote after the review period, scheduled to end at 3:02 pm this Wednesday (Dec 17).
The President of the Senate, (Brazil-AP Union) the consideration of PL 2,162 of 2023 in plenary for this Wednesday afternoon (Dec 17).
