Members of Parliament are pushing to soften the amendment to the Constitution regarding imprisonment after a second instance conviction.
The weakening of the proposed constitutional amendment regarding imprisonment after a second instance conviction is opposed by the bill's rapporteur, Deputy Fábio Trad, even though it is being discussed among sectors of the centrist bloc more closely aligned with the government.
247 - In the Chamber of Deputies, the parliamentarians who previously defended the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) regarding imprisonment after a second instance conviction. They now intend to suggest changes to the text of the proposed constitutional amendment to make it more lenient. Some congressmen still want to prevent the proposal from being voted on in the plenary session of the legislative house. This information comes from the newspaper. The globe.
The bill's rapporteur, Deputy Fábio Trad (PSD-MS), is against its weakening, even though it is being discussed among... sectors of the center most closely linked to the government, the report adds.
Trad and the author of the bill, Alex Manente (Cidadania-SP), argue that the PEC should apply to all proceedings initiated after its enactment, even if they involve offenses committed before. Behind the scenes, a large group of deputies defends the validity of the new rules only for those who commit crimes after the amendment's promulgation.