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STF Demands Chamber’s Explanation on ‘PEC da Blindagem’ as Senate Pushback Grows

Authorities warn the proposal risks entrenching impunity, enabling organized crime.

Overview

  • Minister Dias Toffoli gave the Chamber 10 days to detail the PEC’s fast-tracked vote as he reviews actions seeking to halt its progress.
  • Three separate mandados de segurança were filed at the Supreme Court by Kim Kataguiri, Lindbergh Farias, and PSOL with PSB, alleging procedural irregularities and contesting secret voting.
  • The Senate received the measure and sent it to the CCJ, where resistance is public and bipartisan, with figures like Senator Cleitinho urging the committee to bury the proposal.
  • The PEC requires prior authorization by the respective House, decided by secret vote within 90 days, before criminal cases or custody can proceed, and it broadens privileged forum to include national party presidents.
  • Backlash intensified with apologies from deputies who supported the text, warnings from Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski and Governor Ronaldo Caiado, and early moves in state assemblies to discuss replicating the rules.