Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies approved the penalty bill 291–148 after rejecting all floor amendments.
- The proposal, authored by Paulinho da Força of Solidariedade, reduces punishments for several offenses that underpin Bolsonaro’s conviction.
- If the Senate approves and courts apply the changes, Bolsonaro’s sentence could drop from 27 years to roughly three to four years.
- Center and center-right parties formed the majority backing the bill, while parties aligned with President Lula opposed it after far-right calls for full amnesty failed to gain traction.
- The vote followed contentious sessions that included the forcible removal of Deputy Glauber Braga from the speaker’s chair and pending proceedings to remove deputies Carla Zambelli, held in Italy, and Delegado Ramagem, reported to be in the United States.