The president of the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), called for April 30th a joint session of Congress to analyze the president’s full veto (PT) to the Dosimetry PL. The text proposes the reduction of sentences for those convicted of the 8th of January and the attempted coup d’état, such as the former president (PL).
Lula vetoed the text entirely on January 8, 2026 during the ceremony commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the acts.
The Legislature can now maintain or overturn Planalto’s decision. If the veto is overturned, the project will come into force, reducing the sentences of those convicted by the Federal Supreme Court in the trial over the attempted coup d’état.
Critics claim that the text would act as a total amnesty. Defenders argue that the measure only establishes proportionality in convictions.
