Overview

• Demonstrations unfolded on Sunday in all 26 state capitals and the Federal District, with marches in Brasília, Salvador and São Luís and large acts drawing crowds in Rio’s Copacabana and São Paulo’s Paulista.
• Artists amplified the mobilization, with appearances or performances by Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Daniela Mercury, Marina Lima and Chico César, alongside politicians and social movements.
• The PEC approved by the Chamber restricts arrests of deputies and senators to flagrante cases of unbailable crimes, sends custody and charging decisions to the respective House within set deadlines and expands privileged forum at the Supreme Court to national party leaders, a package critics say fosters impunity.
• The Chamber also granted urgency to the bill tied to Jan. 8 convictions, and appointed rapporteur Paulinho da Força says he plans a dosimetria approach that reduces sentences rather than a sweeping pardon.
• In the Senate, Alessandro Vieira was named CCJ rapporteur and signaled a rejection recommendation, with the committee chair also opposed, while official crowd estimates for the protests were not released by public security authorities.