Chamber Approves Dosimetry Bill Cutting Penalties in Jan. 8 Coup Cases

Overview

• The lower house passed the measure 291–148 after a tense session and sent it to the Senate, where Esperidião Amin will serve as rapporteur and leaders signal a vote this year.
• The bill stops stacking the crimes of attempted coup and violent abolition of the democratic state when committed together, applying only the harsher 4–12 year penalty.
• It speeds prison‑regime progression to 16% of the sentence for first offenders and 20% for recidivists and permits study or work during home confinement to reduce days from the sentence.
• For offenses committed in a crowd, penalties may be cut by one‑third to two‑thirds, excluding leaders, financiers, and those who exercised command.
• The Planalto says Lula opposes the measure and signals vetoes targeted at coup leadership if approved, while the STF would decide how and whether it applies to individual sentences; the vote saw a deputy forcibly removed and press access curtailed.