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Brazil Relator Rejects Broad Jan. 8 Amnesty, Delays Report for Senate-Backed Penalty Cuts

The shift reflects a bid to avoid another Senate reversal by favoring sentence reductions seen as less vulnerable at the Supreme Court.

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Anistia precisará de acordo com Senado para ser votada, diz relator

Overview

  • Relator Paulinho da Força said he will pursue a bill that recalibrates penalties rather than granting a sweeping pardon for January 8 defendants.
  • After meeting PL leaders Valdemar Costa Neto and Sóstenes Cavalcante, he reported that the party continues to press for a full amnesty.
  • He postponed presenting the report and conditioned any vote on prior agreement with the Senate, citing the recent collapse of the Chamber’s shielding proposal there.
  • Paulinho plans further consultations with party caucuses, a meeting with families of detainees, and a conversation with former minister José Dirceu.
  • House Speaker Hugo Motta is set to discuss the path forward with Senate President Davi Alcolumbre, and PL may try to reinsert amnesty language on the floor.