Brazilians protest Bill can lead to Paulsonaro and his allies

The Brazilians held protests in all 26 states and the federal region on Sunday against the potential pardon for the previous one President Gere Bolsonaro And his allies, who were I was convicted of an attempt to coup.

The demonstrations have grown after the House of Representatives approved a constitutional amendment that would make it difficult to arrest or launch criminal measures against legislators. The measure is now heading to the Senate.

The next day, the lower parliament voted to accelerate a draft law supported by right -wing lawmakers who could grant Amnesty In the January 2023 uprising.

The coup plot included a plan to poison behind and Current President Louise Insio Lula da Silva The Supreme Court judge was killed.

Polsonaro was He was sentenced to 27 years in prison and three months On September 11 to try to stay in power after losing a 2022 Re -elected. He is the first former president to be convicted of trying to abolish the elections in the largest economy in Latin America. Bolsonaro denied any violations.

Some Brazil artists helped organize and encourage demonstrations on Sunday.

Music myth Cobacabana Live to protest.

“I was angry with the news that many deputies voted in favor of a law protected for themselves and their colleagues,” Veloso told Brazilian News Ol. “This is, in addition to the suggestion of pardoning the coup conspirators. I think I got to know the majority of the Brazilian population, who do not want these things to pass.”

Anita, the star born in Rio de Janeiro, also criticized the proposal in a joint video on Instagram. “It is the people who make up the country’s policy. We have the right and the duty to hold politicians accountable, after all, and we are working for the interest of the population,” she said.

Dolce Olivira, a 53 -year -old teacher who attended the demonstration in Brazilia, chanted Anita’s discontent. “This protest is important because people need to show what we want, because they are there to represent our needs, not their own,” she said.

Brazilian actor Wagner Mora attended the protest in Salvador, Bahia. Speaking to the crowd from the highest truck, he said he was not ready to talk about legislative proposals. Instead, he stressed, “This exceptional moment in Brazilian democracy, which serves as an example of the whole world.”

Sunday protests were organized by the artists and left groups that struggled to fill large crowds compared to the right. On September 7, before the trial of the Supreme Court of Polasonaro, thousands of his supporters gathered in his defense.

Opinion polls show that the country is still deeply divided into Bolsonaro.

The majority supports his condemnation and imprisonment, but a large share of the population still supports him. According to an opinion poll conducted by Datafolha, which was issued on September 16, 50 % of the respondents said that Bolsonaro should be imprisoned, while 43 % did not agree and 7 % refused the answer. The poll conducted an interview with 2,005 people worldwide and had a 2 -point error margin.