Overview

• Left-wing movements, allied politicians and artists staged coordinated demonstrations in all 26 states and the Federal District, with marches in Brasília, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Belém and Cuiabá and large events set for Rio and São Paulo.
• Protesters oppose PEC 3/2021 approved by the Chamber, which would require congressional authorization for the Supreme Court to pursue or maintain criminal cases against lawmakers, impose secret votes on custody decisions and set deadlines of up to 90 days.
• In the Senate, CCJ relator Alessandro Vieira (MDB‑SE) said his report will advise rejecting the PEC, with CCJ president Otto Alencar and the MDB leadership also signaling resistance.
• The Chamber fast‑tracked a bill concerning Jan. 8 defendants, with relator Paulinho da Força indicating he will propose sentence reductions rather than a blanket amnesty as some Bolsonaro allies advocate.
• Artists and civil society, including Frente Povo Sem Medo, bolstered turnout with showmícios such as the Copacabana lineup featuring Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil, and a trio elétrico led by Daniela Mercury in Salvador.