Allies of the presidents of the Chamber and Senate, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) and Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), claim that the leadership of Congress is already working to overturn the possible veto of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) on the dosimetry project, which benefits those convicted of the coup attacks, approved by Congress at the end of 2025.
If the veto is confirmed, Alcolumbre and Motta signaled that they would have a minimum number of votes, in a Congress session, to reverse Lula’s measure.
The two parliamentarians will not participate in the event organized by the government that will mark three years of the anti-democratic attacks, this Thursday.
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There is an expectation that Lula will take advantage of the opportunity to formalize the veto. This reignited tensions with the Legislature, especially in the Chamber, where the proposal had significant support.
Parliamentarians assess that the discussion around dosimetry ended up contaminating the political environment of the 8th of January, transforming the event into a new test of the relationship between the Executive and Congress at the beginning of 2026.
In this context, the simultaneous absence of the presidents of the Chamber and the Senate is read as a movement of institutional caution — without explicit adherence to the government’s symbolic gesture, but also without direct confrontation.
For the president of the PP, senator Ciro Nogueira (PI), one of the parliamentarians closest to Motta, there are enough votes to overturn the veto, which will be interpreted as “a disrespect to the legislature”.
“The dosimetry was approved in Congress with more than 300 votes, the veto will be easily overturned. Lula is doing this (the veto) as a political and symbolic flag, much more than as something pragmatic, thinking that it will remain standing. It wouldn’t make sense for Hugo and Alcolumbre to go to an event that could sanctify this veto, which is disrespectful to Parliament. This already says a lot about what Congress intends to do with the veto, if it is confirmed”, he states.
In the Chamber, the Dosimetry PL was approved by 291 votes to 148 votes. In the Senate, the score showed 48 to 25. To override a presidential veto, the votes of 257 deputies and 41 senators are required.
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The presidents of the Chamber and the Senate were no longer attending the acts of remembrance and repudiation for the invasion of the Three Powers in recent years.
