President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) vetoed in full, this Thursday (8), the bill that provided for the reduction of sentences for those convicted of the undemocratic acts of January 8, 2023 and the attempted coup d’état. The text became known as the Dosimetry PL.
The full veto was signed by the president during a ceremony, held at Palácio do Planalto, in reference to three years of the anti-democratic acts of January 8, 2023.
The Dosimetry PL was approved by Congress in December. The text determined that the crimes of attempt against the Democratic Rule of Law and coup d’état, when committed in the same context, imply the use of the most serious penalty instead of the sum of both penalties.
The changes could benefit defendants such as former president Jair Bolsonaro, in addition to military personnel Almir Garnier, former Navy commander; Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, former Minister of Defense; Walter Braga Netto, former Minister of the Civil House; and Augusto Heleno, former head of the Institutional Security Office (GSI).
After the project was approved in Congress, President Lula had already declared that he would veto the project.
“The people who committed crimes against Brazilian democracy will have to pay for the acts committed against this country. The trial has not even ended, there are still people being convicted, and people are already deciding to reduce the sentences. I want to tell you that, with all the respect I have for the National Congress, the moment it arrives at my desk, I will veto it. This is no secret to anyone”, stated Lula.
“Congress has the right to do things, I have the right to veto, then they have the right to override my veto or not. That’s how the game is,” he added, in a press interview at Palácio do Planalto.
