Overview

• CCJ president Otto Alencar scheduled a Sept. 24 vote and the relator, Alessandro Vieira, will recommend rejection, citing unconstitutionality and deviation of purpose.
• O Globo’s count shows 56 senators against and only 6 in favor, below the 49 votes required for approval, while Vieira reports more than 20 votes against in the CCJ and over 55 opposed in the plenary.
• The Chamber-approved text would require Congress to authorize criminal cases against lawmakers, reintroduce secret votes on detention decisions, restrict cautelar measures to the STF and expand forum privileges to party leaders.
• The PL backed the measure almost unanimously in the Chamber but is split in the Senate, with figures like Izalci Lucas and Magno Malta labeling the proposal a retrocession and warning of organized-crime risks.
• Opposition leaders floated a narrower alternative limited to crimes against honor, yet Vieira signaled he will reject it, and although a CCJ defeat can be appealed to the plenary, the expectation is to shelve the proposal.