The Senate approved on Wednesday, by 48 votes to 25, the bill that changes the dosimetry rules and reduces the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro and others convicted in the coup plot. Understand what changes:
Limitation to 8/01
The text approved by the Senate restricts the effects of the Dosimetry PL to crimes committed in the context of the coup acts of January 8, 2023. With this cut, we sought to eliminate the risk that the proposal benefits those convicted of other crimes, such as coercion during the process and favoring prostitution. This was one of the main criticisms made of the project previously approved by the Chamber of Deputies.
Benefit to Bolsonaro
Even with the limitation, the project still reaches the former president, convicted of crimes such as attempted coup d’état and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. Currently, Bolsonaro would have to serve 5 years and 11 months in a closed regime. With the new calculation, this period would drop to 3 years and 3 months, which would allow him to be released from prison at the beginning of 2029. The reduction could be even greater, reaching 2 years and 3 months.
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Regime progression
The Criminal Executions Law provides for regime progression for first-time offenders who committed a crime “without violence to the person or serious threat” after completing 16% of the sentence. When there are violent acts, this percentage increases to 25%. This is the case of the crimes for which Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison. The project allows the benefit of 16% for the former president and those convicted of the acts of January 8th.
