Overview
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced an absolute veto of the PL da Dosimetria during a ceremony at the Palácio do Planalto on January 8.
- Paulinho da Força, the bill’s rapporteur and head of Solidariedade, condemned the move in a formal note and said he is working to overturn the veto.
- Opposition figures Sóstenes Cavalcante, Onyx Lorenzoni, and Carlos Bolsonaro criticized the decision, characterizing it as revenge and predicting Congress will reverse it.
- Supporters of the proposal insist it is not an amnesty and argue it seeks proportional justice and legal certainty, while also claiming international praise for the measure.
- To override the veto, Congress would need 257 votes in the Chamber and 41 in the Senate, after which the president must promulgate the law or the head of Congress can do so.