The Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvapardoned those convicted of “non-violent” crimes under a number of conditions and excluded from pardon the coup plotters who sought to overthrow his government on January 8.
The pardon, published last midnight in the Official Gazette and granted on the occasion of Christmasalso extends to Women with minor children or with serious chronic illnesses, as well as people over 60 years of age who have served part of their sentence.
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This is Lula's first Christmas pardon since his third term began on January 1st. after ruling the country for two consecutive periods between 2003 and 2010.
The progressive leader also pardoned people with lasting defects from the crimes they had committed; for serious, permanent or chronic illnesses; and those with some degree of autism.”difficult“, always depending on the length of the sentence and the time served.
It also waived the fines imposed by the court justice for a value of up to 20,000 reais ($4,100/3,700 euros).
Even those sentenced with economic sanctions above this number You will benefit from itbut only if they prove that they do not meet the requirements for payment.
However, the pardon includes several exceptions for whom a Christmas pardon will not be granted under any circumstances, including those convicted of crimes such as: “Torture”, “terrorism”, “racism”, “violence against women” or against “the democratic constitutional state”.
This last group includes those convicted of the attempted coup on January 8, when thousands of the former president's supporters died Jair Bolsonaro They broke into the headquarters and destroyed it PresidencyHe congress and that Highest with the intention of forcing military intervention that would lead to the overthrow of the state Lula's government.
So far the Supreme Court has convicted about twenty of them Nearly 2,000 people were charged over this episode. Of these, 66 are in prison, including those convicted and those in preventive detention, while the rest are awaiting trial in freedom.
He pardon nor does it apply to ringleaders of factions criminalnor to the people who signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian authorities to confess their crimes and target others.
The pardon decree was signed by Lula and from the Minister of Justice, Flavio Dinowho will be one of the eleven judges from February 22nd Supreme Courtand analyzed by National Council on Crime and Corrections Policy.