The rapporteur proposes transforming the amnesty bill into a "dosimetry" system and admits to reviewing Bolsonaro's sentence.
Congressman Paulinho da Força defends changes to the bill and says the goal is to pacify the country.
247 - Congressman Paulinho da Força (Solidariedade-SP), rapporteur of the project known as the Amnesty Bill, stated this Friday (19) that the text under analysis will not deal with broad pardons for those involved in the coup acts of January 8, 2023, but rather with the reduction of penalties already imposed. The statement was made in an interview with CBN radio and published by g1.
According to Paulinho, the proposal may even change its name. “The bill that had its urgency approved was no longer about amnesty. We are trying to change the name of the bill; it's a 'Dosimetry Bill'. In other words, we are dealing with a bill to reduce sentences,” said the congressman.
Urgency approved in the Chamber
Last Wednesday (17), the Chamber of Deputies approved the urgency procedure for the matter, which accelerates its processing. With this, the project will not need to go through thematic committees and can be voted on directly in plenary. The base text that enabled the urgency was presented by deputy Marcelo Crivella (Republicanos-RJ), but it is not yet defined whether this will be the final version.
As rapporteur, Paulinho da Força will be responsible for forging a consensus around a substitute bill that includes both the financiers and the executors and planners of anti-democratic acts. The congressman emphasized that the proposal should be comprehensive, encompassing everyone from protesters to figures of greater political weight, such as former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), sentenced by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to 27 years in prison, as well as military personnel awaiting trial.
"National pacification"
The congressman justified his initiative by stating that Brazil needs to overcome the heated political divisions that have arisen since the events of January 2023. "To pacify Brazil, everyone will have to give a little, including the Supreme Court," he said.
According to Paulinho, the central objective is to find a legislative solution that alleviates tensions and is accepted by different sectors of society and the National Congress itself. The proposal, however, promises to face strong debate among government parliamentarians, the opposition, and Supreme Court justices.
