The top brass of the federal government assesses that, if Congress overrides the president’s () veto of (PL) and others convicted in the coup plot process, the text will be the subject of dispute in the (Supreme Federal Court).
Assessment by Planalto’s legal area is that the proposal is unconstitutional. The action to block the project after a possible rejection of the veto, however, would not need to come from the Executive. The most likely, in the current scenario, would be for a party or congressman allied with Lula to sue the court.
A deputy, in a private conversation with the reporter, said that he intends to propose such an action to the court in the event of a reversal of Lula’s veto.
However, as shown by Sheet, elaborated in place of the idea of simply forgiving the condemned. For these members of the court, the reduction of sentences must be applied on a case-by-case basis.
Bolsonaro was, together with allies who received minor punishments, in the process over the coup plot that culminated in the . The reduction in sentences was approved months later, at the end of last year, with the prospect of Lula vetoing the project. Right away, .
The President of the Republic has until Monday (12) to block the text, but must do so on Thursday (8), during an event to commemorate three years of attacks on the headquarters of Power.
Lula will speak at the Palácio do Planalto in a ceremony with allied politicians, and will be able to walk down the ramp of the government headquarters to greet supporters who will demonstrate outside. Lulistas who are on the street in front of the Palace will be able to follow the ceremony through two big screens.
PT sectors defend that more actions be carried out later to pressure Congress not to overturn the President of the Republic’s veto. Party leaders told the report that they are focused on the demonstration in front of Planalto and that so far they have not discussed new mobilizations.
The Legislature has the right to reject Executive vetoes and force approved projects to come into force if there is a favorable vote from more than half of the deputies and senators.
In the Chamber, . The loose score indicates that the majority of deputies should be against Lula’s veto. No, . Even with a smaller difference in votes, the assessment in the House is that there must also be enough support to reject the presidential veto.
Lula himself, when publicly confirming that he would veto the text, mentioned the possibility of the Legislature rejecting the act. “Congress has the right to do things. I have my right to veto. Then, they have the right to override my veto or not. That’s how the game is,” he declared on the 18th.
Government allies will fight public opinion over the reduction of sentences and believe that this debate benefits Lula’s popularity.
Datafolha reports that 54% of the electorate believes that Bolsonaro’s arrest was fair. It would be possible for the head of government and his allies to defend the veto on reducing sentences without contradicting the majority of the population and bringing together voters who reject the former president.
The attacks on the headquarters of the Powers united the Republic’s leadership around Lula at the beginning of 2023, but. The presidents of the Chamber, (-PB), and the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), will not participate in the event scheduled by Lula for this Thursday.
The ceremony celebrating January 8th this year will be the first after Bolsonaro and others accused of the coup plot were convicted and arrested. The fact was mentioned by the Minister of Institutional Relations, (PT), in a video published on social media on Tuesday (6).
“For the first time, the acts of January 8th occurred with the leaders of that coup convicted by the courts and serving sentences for the crimes they committed,” she said.
Gleisi also linked the punishments for those convicted to an exercise of national sovereignty, a reasoning that had already been expressed by government officials in the past because of the .
The minister’s speech indirectly mentions, with the capture of the country’s president, as a way of reinforcing the discourse on sovereignty.
“It is very important to highlight these facts at a time when sovereignty on our continent is once again being threatened in a way that has not been seen since the times of “, declared Gleisi. The minister’s speech should set the tone for statements by other Lula allies.
