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Brazil’s ‘Amnesty’ Bill Recast as ‘PL da Dosimetria’ as Chamber Targets Vote Next Week

The shift follows consultations with centrist figures after the Supreme Court signaled that crimes against democracy cannot be pardoned.

Overview

  • After a meeting at Michel Temer’s residence with Aécio Neves, relator Paulinho da Força rebranded the proposal as the PL da Dosimetria to prioritize sentence reductions over blanket pardons.
  • Paulinho rejected an anistia ampla, geral e irrestrita and said he will not advance a text that confronts the Supreme Court, which has deemed broad pardons unconstitutional and denied any pact.
  • With urgency approved by 311–163, the relator is consulting party benches and aims to present his report and seek a plenary vote as early as Wednesday.
  • Bolsonaro’s allies oppose the pivot and plan plenary amendments to restore a broad amnesty, while PL leader Sóstenes Cavalcante pressures the relator and argues that dosimetry is a judicial prerogative.
  • Draft ideas under discussion include adjusting penalty ranges and reducing penalties for crimes such as damage to public property, and Aécio Neves suggested estimates that could trim five to six years from Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year term, though the final scope remains unsettled.