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Senate Rapporteur Moves to Sink 'PEC da Blindagem' as Jan. 8 Plan Shifts to Sentence Cuts

His stance reflects Senate pushback fueled by public outcry over protections for lawmakers.

Overview

  • CCJ chair Otto Alencar named Alessandro Vieira as rapporteur, and Vieira said he will issue a technical opinion rejecting the Chamber-approved PEC that expands secrecy and shields lawmakers from prosecutions.
  • Paulinho da Força reframed the so-called amnesty proposal as a dosimetria bill to reduce penalties for crimes like organização criminosa, dano qualificado and deterioração de patrimônio tombado, preserving current punishments for crimes against the democratic order.
  • Michel Temer contacted STF ministers Alexandre de Moraes and Gilmar Mendes during talks with congressional leaders, while justices have reiterated that any amnesty for anti‑democratic crimes would be unconstitutional and no agreement was signaled.
  • Government allies warn that opposition deputies may try to reinsert a broad amnesty on the floor via highlights requiring only a simple majority, despite some Bolsonaro‑aligned figures now entertaining sentence reductions.
  • Artists and movements called nationwide protests for Sunday, including a Copacabana event with Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil and Djavan, as online backlash prompted some deputies to recant PEC votes and brought unusual alignment between the left and the MBL against the measure.