This Sunday (14/12), demonstrators across the country took to the streets to protest against the Dosimetry Bill (PL), which provides for lighter penalties for those found guilty of attempted coup d’état. Social mobilization was marked after the approval of the measure by the Chamber of Deputies, chaired by Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), in the early hours of last Wednesday (10/11).
In the morning, protests filled the streets of Florianópolis (SC), Belo Horizonte (MG), Natal (RN), João Pessoa (PB), Cuiabá (MT), Brasília (DF), São Luís (MA), Campo Grande (MS) and Manaus (AM). In the afternoon, it was the turn of São Paulo (SP), Fortaleza (CE), Recife (PE), Goiânia (GO), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Vitória (ES), Porto Alegre (RS), Porto Velho (RO) and Curitiba (PR) to protest.
Read also
-
Brazil
Protesters stage nationwide demonstrations against Congress this Sunday
-
Brazil
Law against PL dosimetry in Brasilia focuses criticism on Motta
-
Sao Paulo
The left returns to the streets in the SP to put pressure on Congress against Dosimetry PL
-
Igor Gadelha
Acts against Congress will be a thermometer for Lula in the PL Dosimetry
In addition to criticizing the National Congress, the protests focus on issues such as the end of the 6×1 work schedule, the calendar and actions to combat femicide.
There have also been several calls across the country for Motta to step down as Speaker of the House.
See images of protests across Brazil:
10 images
Close the modal.
1 out of 10
Left-wing demonstrators arrive on Avenida Paulista to protest against the approval of PL Dosimetry and other issues
William Cardoso/Metrópoles2 out of 10
Left-wing demonstrators arrive on Avenida Paulista to protest against the approval of PL Dosimetry and other issues
William Cardoso/Metrópoles3 out of 10
Left-wing demonstrators arrive on Avenida Paulista to protest against the approval of PL Dosimetry and other issues
William Cardoso/Metrópoles4 out of 10
Left-wing demonstrators arrive on Avenida Paulista to protest against the approval of PL Dosimetry and other issues
William Cardoso/Metrópoles5 out of 10
The name of former President Bolsonaro, however, was mentioned less than that of Motta.
KEBEC NOGUEIRA/METROPOLES @kebecfotografo6 out of 10
The march started around 11 a.m.
KEBEC NOGUEIRA/METROPOLES @kebecfotografo7 out of 10
The phrases “Congress, enemy of the people”, “Out Hugo Motta” and “No amnesty” appear on most of the posters.
KEBEC NOGUEIRA/METROPOLES @kebecfotografo8 out of 10
Protesters head toward Congress during the march
KEBEC NOGUEIRA/METROPOLES @kebecfotografo9 out of 10
The PL would benefit from reducing the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
KEBEC NOGUEIRA/METROPOLES @kebecfotografo10 out of 10
Protesters hold placards against the amnesty bill and a march is planned to reach the National Congress
KEBEC NOGUEIRA/METROPOLES @kebecfotografo
Understanding the Dosimetry PL
Approved early in the morning after popular pressure against the measure, the proposal that is the subject of protests throughout the country establishes changes in the types of crimes accepted for the advancement of sentences, a mechanism that allows prisoners with good behavior to migrate from the closed regime to the semi-open or open regime.
According to the measure, the change will take place after serving one-sixth of the sentence, and no more than one-quarter, as is currently the case.
The bill also changes the parameters of crimes against the democratic rule of law, such as attempted coup d’état and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, which experts and politicians supporting the government say are an attempt to circumvent Bolsonaro’s arrest.
If the project is approved by the Federal Senate, the sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) would increase from 27 years and 3 months to 20 years and 8 months, leaving him to serve only 2 years and 4 months in a closed regime, taking into account the remission of the sentence for the period of detention at home.
The Senate plenary vote is scheduled for next Wednesday (12/17).
For sociologist Regina Lino, 73, who participated in the events in Brasilia, the demonstrations across the country are proof of the resistance of society, dissatisfied with “the attempt by the National Congress to forgive the putschist acts”.
“We live in a democracy, we have to fight for this democracy and it is important that there is resistance,” he said.
Find out where the protests took place
About The Author
