The agenda for the dosimetry bill, the vote on which is scheduled for this Tuesday in the Chamber of Deputies, has given rise to antagonistic positions on social networks. While federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) celebrated the progress of the proposal as a path to “freedom for those who are unjustly imprisoned” and once again defended former President Jair Bolsonaro, the Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Guilherme Boulos, described the text as an “unacceptable” attempt to reduce the sentences of those involved in the January 8, 2023 coup attempt.
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“Apparently, today it will be about directing Paulinho’s dosimetry. We will fight for the freedom of those who are unjustly imprisoned and we will not abandon Bolsonaro, we will do everything so that he is reached. God help us!”, wrote Nikolas Ferreira, in reference to the report by MP Paulo Pereira da Silva (Solidariedade-SP).
The text, according to its author, does not provide for any form of amnesty, but provides mechanisms leading to sentence reductions for people found guilty of anti-democratic acts.
In the opposing camp, Boulos harshly criticized the parliamentary movement:
“The House has scheduled the vote on the amnesty/dosimetry bill for today. It is unacceptable to grant a pardon or a reduction in sentence to those who tried to carry out a coup d’état. This is not the agenda of the Brazilian people. Why is it not proposing the end of the 6×1 scale? Or the taxation of billionaires? It’s a shame! NO AMNESTY!”, declared the minister.
Despite the pressure for a broad pardon, resumed after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) conditioned his possible withdrawal from the presidential race on the approval of an amnesty that would benefit his father, deputy rapporteur Paulo Pereira da Silva (Solidariedade-SP) stressed that the proposal does not grant a pardon and does not modify the ineligibility of the former president. House Speaker Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) also told his allies that there was no chance of reintroducing amnesty into the text.
The project, however, significantly modifies the calculation of the sentences applied to the January 8 defendants. Among the central points, the report prevents the automatic addition of convictions for crimes against the democratic rule of law, establishes a specific reduction for those who participated in the invasions without leadership or financing and restores the progression of the regime after serving a sixth of their sentence.
The change concerns both first-time offenders and those considered primarily responsible, including former President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced by the Federal Supreme Court to 27 years and three months in prison for attempted coup d’état. Internal House calculations indicate that the reduction resulting from the new rules could range from 7 to 11 years for the former president, without acquittal or immediate recovery of his political rights.
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