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Protest Wave Puts ‘PEC da Blindagem’ at Risk as Senate CCJ Signals Rejection

The relator says he will file a report against the measure this week, tightening pressure that also undercuts the push to grant amnesty to January 8 convicts.

Overview

  • Large demonstrations took place in all 26 state capitals and the Federal District, with independent estimates of about 42.3 thousand in São Paulo and 41.8 thousand in Rio.
  • Artists headlined the Rio and São Paulo events, while rallies across the country featured slogans against shielding lawmakers and against pardons for January 8 crimes.
  • Senator Alessandro Vieira, the CCJ relator, publicly committed to recommend rejecting the PEC, and CCJ president Otto Alencar said he intends to put the measure down in Wednesday’s session.
  • The proposal approved by the Chamber would sharply curb arrests and criminal cases against lawmakers and extend Supreme Court jurisdiction to national party leaders.
  • The amnesty bill advanced on an urgency basis in the Chamber lost traction, with relator Paulinho da Força consulting factions and stating he will not craft a text that rescues Jair Bolsonaro.