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Brazil’s Congress Shifts From Broad Amnesty to Sentence Cuts as Court Clash Over Shielding Measure Deepens

The relator targets a midweek vote on a penalty‑reduction plan after consultations with political and judicial figures.

Overview

  • The Chamber approved urgency for Marcelo Crivella’s bill by 311–163, and Hugo Motta named Paulinho da Força as relator, who rebranded it as a PL da Dosimetria and rejected an “ampla e irrestrita” anistia or a tailor‑made rescue for Jair Bolsonaro.
  • Paulinho said he will seek agreement to vote his alternative next Wednesday, after a meeting at Michel Temer’s home with Aécio Neves and Motta, signaling a draft that reduces penalties without erasing convictions.
  • Opposition leaders plan to propose cuts in dosimetry that could trim Bolsonaro’s 27‑year sentence to as little as 7 years and 4 months, while the PL maintains public support for full amnesty as it readies amendments to try to broaden the text on the floor.
  • PT leader Lindbergh Farias filed a mandado de segurança at the STF to halt the PEC da Blindagem, which the Chamber passed in two rounds to require secret, absolute‑majority authorization for arrests and prosecutions of lawmakers, as Senate figures such as Jaques Wagner predict it will fail.
  • A CGU audit on emendas Pix led STF minister Flávio Dino to freeze about R$ 670 million and order investigations, citing irregularities in Macapá tied to a transfer indicated by Senator Lucas Barreto.