Overview

• In roughly 48 hours, deputies passed the shielding amendment and approved urgency for the amnesty proposal, which a leading political scientist called the Chamber’s worst moment since redemocratization.
• Analyst Paulo Niccoli Ramirez argues the amendment operates as a salvo-conduto by making sanctions against lawmakers depend on congressional approval.
• The urgency to consider the amnesty for participants in the January 8 attacks was advanced under articulation by the Centrão, according to reports.
• Commentators contend the twin moves aim to blunt the work of justice and investigative bodies, citing a pattern of rule changes used to erode democracies.
• A union leader’s opinion piece urges street mobilization against pardons, while public debate intensifies as probes involving Centrão figures Antonio Rueda and Ciro Nogueira proceed under STF authorization.