Overview

• Demonstrations were reported in all 26 state capitals and the Federal District to oppose the constitutional change and a proposed amnesty tied to the January 8 cases.
• On Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, estimates from the USP-linked Monitor and Poder360 placed turnout at roughly 42,000 to 43,400 people.
• Artists headlined acts across major cities, with Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil drawing crowds in Rio’s Copacabana and Daniela Mercury leading in Salvador, alongside performances in Brasília and São Paulo.
• The PEC approved by the Chamber would require congressional authorization to prosecute or detain lawmakers, mandate rapid review of arrests by the respective House, and expand privileged forum to party leaders.
• In the Senate, CCJ rapporteur Alessandro Vieira says he will recommend rejecting the PEC, while in the Chamber the amnesty bill is under urgency with relator Paulinho da Força signaling a focus on sentence reductions rather than a blanket pardon.