Overview
- The Chamber approved the measure 291–148, sending it to the Senate, where it still faces a likely Lula veto and probable Supreme Court review.
- The bill recalibrates overlapping convictions so the harshest penalty prevails and accelerates progression to less restrictive regimes after one-sixth of a sentence.
- Bill sponsor Paulinho da Força estimates Jair Bolsonaro’s 27 years and 3 months could fall to about 2 years and 4 months, subject to court application.
- The changes would also shorten terms or grant parole for roughly 100 people convicted over the January 8, 2023 attacks in Brasília.
- The session turned chaotic as Deputy Glauber Braga was forcibly removed, the broadcast was cut, and journalists were expelled from the floor.