Chamber Approves 'Dosimetry' Bill to Reduce Jan. 8 Penalties as Senate Review Nears

Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies passed the PL da Dosimetria 291–148, sending the measure to the Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee under rapporteur Esperidião Amin for a vote expected in the coming days.
• The bill replaces sentence stacking with a single-penalty rule for overlapping coup-related crimes, accelerates progression to 16% for primary offenders and 20% for recidivists, allows study/work remission under home monitoring, and grants one-third to two-thirds reductions for mass participants while excluding leaders, financiers and commanders.
• Supporters project Jair Bolsonaro’s time in a closed regime could fall to roughly two years and four months, but any recalculation would be set by the Supreme Court and would not be automatic.
• The government has come out against the measure, with aides indicating President Lula could veto benefits for top figures if the bill reaches his desk, while opposition lawmakers say Congress could override a veto.
• The overnight vote unfolded in a tense session that saw the forcible removal of Deputy Glauber Braga, a cut to the TV Câmara feed, and reporters expelled from the floor, drawing complaints from press groups.