In several capitals, protesters take to the streets against Dosimetry PL
Residents of several Brazilian cities demonstrate this Sunday (14) against the approval of the so-called Dosimetry PL, the bill that aims to reduce the calculation of sentences (dosimetry) of those convicted of the coup acts of January 8, 2023 and benefit former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The acts are promoted by the Brasil Popular and Povo Sem Medo fronts, left-wing movements that mobilized against the approval of the project.
In the morning, the events were held in the country’s main capitals, including Belo Horizonte, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Maceió, Fortaleza, Salvador and Brasília.
In the federal capital, protesters gathered in front of the Museum of the Republic and headed to Congress, where they shouted slogans and held up signs saying “No amnesty for coup plotters”. There was also criticism of the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB).
In São Paulo, the event is scheduled to start at 2pm, in front of Masp, on Avenida Paulista. In Rio de Janeiro, the concentration began at 1 pm, at gas station 5, in Copacabana.
Alckmin criticizes Dosimetry PL: ‘It slows down for the powerful’
The vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin, of the PSB, stated that the PL “reinforces a feeling in public opinion that, when it is a simpler person, it is tough. But, for white-collar crime, it becomes softer”
Bill
On Wednesday (10), the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that provides for the reduction of sentences for people convicted of coup acts.
The text was approved overnight and is a substitute for the rapporteur, deputy Paulinho da Força (Solidariedade-SP), for Bill 2162/23, by deputy Marcelo Crivella (Republicanos-RJ).
The substitute determines that the crimes of attempting to end the Democratic Rule of Law and coup d’état, when committed in the same context, will imply the use of the most serious penalty instead of the sum of both penalties.
After approval in the Chamber, the project went to the Senate, where it will be analyzed by the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) next Wednesday (17).
