The president of , (-AP), promulgated this Friday (8) the bill that reduces the sentences of those convicted of the coup acts of January 8, 2023. The measure benefits the former president (PL).
As determined by the Federal Constitution, it was up to Alcolumbre to endorse the proposal since the president () let the deadline for promulgation expire after the text, in a defeat for the government in .
The Dosimetry Law should be published in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union this Friday.
On April 30, Congress overturned Lula’s veto of the dosimetry bill by 318 to 49 votes. of 2025, the PL says that the penalties for the crimes of attempted coup d’état and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law should not be applied cumulatively when inserted in the same context.
It will be worth the most serious penalty or, if equal, one of them, increased by one-sixth to half.
In Bolsonaro’s case, the measure reduces the time he will spend under a closed regime from the current range of 6 to 8 years to between 2 years and 4 months and 4 years and 2 months, depending on the interpretation. The former president was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison by the STF for five crimes, as leader of the coup plot.
The overturning of the veto also represented a new setback for the Lula government in its relationship with the Legislature, one day after serving as minister of the (Supreme Federal Court). It was the first time that Casa .
A Sheet revealed that, supporter of a CPI to investigate the irregularities attributed to the financial institution paid off by the Central Bank, to vote on the veto and bury the commission.
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The text also provides for a penalty reduction of one to two thirds for the crimes of attempted coup or abolition when they have been committed in a crowd, as long as the agent has not carried out an act of financing or exercised a leadership role.
Furthermore, the project allows those convicted of the 8th of January to have regime progression after one-sixth of the sentence served. Under the previous rules, progression would come after a quarter of the sentence served.
The text also specifies that the home regime does not prevent the remission of sentences. Bolsonaro was transferred to house arrest due to health conditions.
This measure, in particular, currently, those who are at home cannot reduce their sentence for study or work, except in specific cases, with the judge’s authorization.
