Overview
- At the Palácio do Planalto, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to use a commemorative ceremony to formalize his veto of Congress’s December bill reducing penalties for the 2023 attacks, with a statutory deadline around January 12.
- The Presidency, coordinated by Secom chief Sidônio Palmeira, prepared a public signing event with large screens outside the Planalto to give the decision heightened visibility.
- The Workers’ Party called a symbolic pro‑democracy gathering for 10:30 a.m. in front of the Planalto, with Lula expected to attend alongside allied lawmakers.
- The Supreme Federal Court scheduled public programming for the afternoon, including an exhibition and a documentary screening reflecting on the reconstruction after the attacks.
- Left‑wing leaders from Bahia urged no amnesty, with Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues invoking the state’s 2 de Julho tradition and figures like Jaques Wagner, Valmir Assunção, Lídice da Mata, and Alice Portugal pressing for accountability.