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Chamber Rebrands Amnesty Bill as 'PL da Dosimetria' and Targets Vote Next Week

Paulinho da Força proposes reducing penalties to avoid a clash with the Supreme Court.

Overview

  • After a meeting at Michel Temer's home with Aécio Neves and Chamber president Hugo Motta participating remotely, the initiative was renamed to focus on sentence dosimetry instead of pardons.
  • Urgency was approved 311–163, and the relator says he will consult party leaders, the Supreme Court and the Senate to finalize a text for a possible vote as early as Wednesday.
  • Paulinho rules out individualized benefits such as guaranteed house arrest for ex-presidents, saying any changes must be general and not confront rulings that found amnesty for crimes against democracy unconstitutional.
  • Bolsonarist deputies plan plenary amendments to expand relief, with PL leader Sóstenes Cavalcante insisting on a broad amnesty and threatening resistance to a narrower approach.
  • Opposition allies prepared dosimetry scenarios that could cut Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence to roughly 7 years 4 months or 14 years 10 months, though any reduction would face political pushback and constitutional scrutiny.