The amnesty covers “crimes with political and/or electoral motivation” and “all those who participated in demonstrations with political and/or electoral motivation, or supported them, by any means, including contributions, donations, logistical support or provision of services and publications on social media and platforms, between January 8th, 2023 and the date of entry into force of this law.”

The project also covers “any measure of restriction of rights, including those imposed by injunctions, precautionary measures, sentences passed or not in a sentence that limit freedom of expression and demonstration of a political and/or electoral nature in the media, platforms and social media.”

The pardon initiative also includes those who participated in events after or before January 8th, provided that they are related to the episodes mentioned above.

Criminal lawyer Thiago Minagé was quoted by the R7 portal, saying that the fact that the proposal includes many time periods in the absolution is worrying. “When you have a generic wording, you can include in it whatever you want,” he said.

The professor of Criminal Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, lawyer André Perecmanis, evaluates the attempt at amnesty as “flagrantly unconstitutional due to deviation of purpose,” and warns that if the project is approved by Congress and sanctioned by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, it will be overthrown in the Supreme Federal Court (STF).

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