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Brazil’s Chamber Fast-Tracks ‘Dosimetry’ Bill as Shielding PEC Draws Supreme Court Review

Senate resistance mounts alongside Supreme Court scrutiny.

Overview

  • Deputies approved urgency by 311–163 for a proposal that the new relator, Paulinho da Força, reframed to reduce sentences for January 8 convictions rather than grant a broad amnesty.
  • Paulinho said he will seek a vote as soon as Wednesday on a renamed PL da Dosimetria after talks at Michel Temer’s home with Aécio Neves and Speaker Hugo Motta, where contacts with Supreme Court ministers reinforced respect for existing rulings.
  • The working draft under discussion aims to lower penalties for crimes tied to the attacks without absolving planners or vandals, with expectations that the 141 people still imprisoned could see reductions and sentence progression.
  • Bolsonaro’s allies vowed to push amendments for a total pardon—PL leader Sóstenes Cavalcante issued an ultimatum—while Aécio Neves argued a narrower text might cut several years from Bolsonaro’s 27‑year sentence without changing his legal status.
  • On a parallel track, the Chamber‑approved PEC da Blindagem—reviving secret votes and prior authorization to prosecute lawmakers—was flagged by Justice Dias Toffoli with a 10‑day information order and faces open resistance in the Senate, including from Davi Alcolumbre and Jaques Wagner.