Approved, this Wednesday (10), the basic text of the project that replaced the broad amnesty for the former president () and the others arrested for participating in the attacks on the headquarters of Power on January 8, 2023.
The project, reported by the deputy (Solidariedade-SP), still has to go through the . The president of the House, senator (União-AP), said that.
There were 291 votes in favor compared to 148 against. Highlights that may change the text will still be analyzed.
When, in September, there was (with 7 abstentions).
Bolsonaro’s PL voted in favor and accepted the reduction of sentences, although they insisted for months on a complete pardon. The government () voted against, (Institutional Relations). Government deputies presented a series of points of order to delay the vote.
The vote took place in the early hours of the morning, after Congressman Glauber Braga (PSOL-RJ) took part in the plenary — he occupied the table in protest against his impeachment process. It happened on the part of the legislative police.
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”.
The approval comes days after the senator (PL-RJ) pushed for amnesty in exchange for pardoning his father. The president of the Chamber, (-PB), however, said that he raised the issue of his own free will and not to respond to anyone’s request.
The text could reduce Bolsonaro’s prison time, as part of the coup plot, according to the rapporteur and opposition parliamentarians.
A, for something between 3 years and 4 months and 4 years and 2 months under a closed regime. The level expected by the opposition will depend on the remission of the sentence, that is, on Bolsonaro reducing his time in prison through work or study.
With the current conviction, the time spent in a closed regime is estimated. In December, the Criminal Execution Court estimated that the former president should transition to the semi-open regime on April 23, 2033 — after almost 8 years.
A demand for Bolsonarism since last year, the project for a broad amnesty was transformed into a reduction in sentences by Paulinho after a , and the (Supreme Federal Court). On the one hand, the center was opposed to total forgiveness, and the rapporteur, who is close to,.
In his report, Paulinho quotes Aristotle to state that virtue consists of the mean and that balance is the hallmark of his text. From the stand, he gave a pacifying speech.
It took the rapporteur and party leaders by surprise. The measure was stuck in the Chamber amid an impasse — the PL insisted on broad amnesty and the Senate showed no signs that it could vote on the project next, issues that were overcome.
There was an agreement so that Bolsonaro parliamentarians would not try, during the plenary vote, to transform the reduction of sentences into amnesty by presenting amendments or highlights.
Before the vote, Motta stated that the “issue of amnesty has been overcome” and that only the reduction of sentences will be possible. The president of the House said he wanted to turn the year around with the issue defined.
According to allies, this Tuesday. The former president stated that the project would not solve his problem, but would solve that of his supporters.
The PL leader, deputy (RJ), stated that the party will continue to insist on a complete pardon, but only next year.
Sóstenes stated that the Bolsonarists are not satisfied, but decided to give in because the voting calendar until the end of the year is tight and, with the measure, they could spend Christmas outside of prison.
“We will never give up on amnesty, but the legislative calendar puts pressure on us. It is the possible step at this moment so that families can spend Christmas with dignity in their homes,” he said.
For the leader of , (RJ), Motta . The senator, who, said he would give up if there was amnesty and the reversal of his father’s ineligibility. In an interview with Sheetand said that his candidacy is irreversible.
A majority force in the Chamber of Deputies, the centrão reacted badly to Flávio’s candidacy, as he preferred (Republicans), and defended the reduction of sentences instead of amnesty. Therefore, by politicians from this group.
Sóstenes, in the same line as Motta, also denied that the vote was related to the senator’s statement. “It was his personal decision [Motta]without any other circumstances. It has no relation [com Flávio] because we are not going to vote for amnesty. Senator Flávio’s condition was very clear: vote for amnesty and have his father at the ballot box. What we are voting on here is a patch.”
