Overview
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced a full veto during a Planalto ceremony on the attacks’ third anniversary, framing the decision as a defense of democracy and praising the Supreme Federal Court.
- The vetoed measure would have barred cumulative sentencing for multiple crimes and allowed transfer to semi-open or open regimes after roughly 16.6% of a sentence.
- Reporting indicated Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years and 3 months, would have been an evident beneficiary, potentially reaching a semi-open regime in just over two years.
- Opposition lawmakers, including deputy Paulinho da Força, denounced the veto and said they would work to overturn it in Congress.
- Government officials signaled they could take the issue to the Supreme Federal Court if Congress attempts to reinstate the bill.