Overview
- The president issued a full veto to the so‑called Dosimetry Bill during the third‑anniversary ceremony of the January 8, 2023 attacks, arguing unconstitutionality and risks to the democratic order based on guidance from the AGU and relevant ministries.
- To overturn the veto, at least 257 deputies and 41 senators must vote in favor in a joint session after the veto is formally transmitted and published.
- Opposition figures and Centrão allies say they will push for a swift reversal, with calls for an extraordinary joint session and expectations among congressional allies of scheduling the vote as early as February.
- Within hours of the veto, Senator Esperidião Amin filed a new amnesty bill that would broadly pardon participants in the January 8 events and roll back related digital restrictions, while excluding certain serious crimes.
- Parties aligned with the government have already taken the issue to the Supreme Federal Court over alleged Senate procedural flaws, and the absence of top congressional and judicial leaders from the veto ceremony underscored the political rift.