Overview

• Demonstrations organized by left parties, unions and artists filled streets in all capitals on September 21, with USP-linked counts estimating about 42.3 thousand in São Paulo and 41.8 thousand in Rio at peak.
• Senate CCJ president Otto Alencar set the PEC as Wednesday’s first item and said he intends to “enterrar” the measure, while rapporteur Alessandro Vieira will recommend rejection.
• The Chamber already approved urgency for the anistia bill by 311–163, and relator Paulinho da Força is drafting a report this week focused on sentence reductions rather than a broad pardon, saying he will not craft a text to benefit Jair Bolsonaro.
• Political fallout included Lula and ministers hailing the mobilization, some deputies apologizing for votes in favor of the PEC, and Chamber president Hugo Motta saying it is time to remove “pautas tóxicas” from the agenda.
• STF president Luís Roberto Barroso welcomed the return of an anti-corruption focus and pointed to a possible legislative path clarifying non-cumulation of certain offenses, while right-wing figures sought to downplay turnout.