Suspicious Bills!
I'm not very fond of getting into trouble that could end up leading us nowhere, I often prefer not to give my opinion.
However, regarding this matter, I believe it is a matter of citizenship that we speak out and express our views.
We are all aware that the Lava Jato operation is hitting those in power hard, and many of them, legislators, that is, those who create the laws that will hold them accountable, I think this is kind of absurd, but what can we do?
I believe that the rules that establish the limits for public legal power: judge, prosecutors, prosecutors, etc., really need to be better defined. For example, it is inconceivable to leak information that is under judicial secrecy, that is, the person has not yet been convicted and has his honor, his character and his life vilified, and what if in the end he is innocent? The damage is done, and it is irreparable.
So, I am completely in favor of car wash, but I think that even legal power needs to have its limits clearly defined so that it does not lead to injustice against an innocent person.
Therefore, I forward below the projects that are being processed in the National Congress which aim, among other things, to inhibit, reduce or nullify the force of the car wash.
I believe that the population must demonstrate, mainly through social media, their total indignation with the legislators who vote or will vote in favor of these propositions.
Propositions
– PL 1210/2007 – Minirreforma política com emenda que anistia o crime de caixa dois
De autoria do ex-deputado Regis de Oliveira (PSC-SP) a proposta prevê uma série de mudanças na lei eleitoral. Uma emenda a ele seria apresentada na sessão da segunda-feira passada na Câmara com o objetivo de anistiar os políticos que fizeram caixa dois antes de 2016. Porém, o projeto saiu da pauta de votações. Na proposta inicial, a anistia não estava prevista.
– PLS 280/2016 – Changes the crime of abuse of authority
De autoria do senador Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), o projeto define condutas que poderiam ser definidas como crime de responsabilidade. Delimita penas de três meses a cinco anos de prisão. Mas é genérico em vários aspectos. Alguns dos potenciais crimes são: deixar o preso ser fotografado ou fazer interrogatórios à noite. A proposta, ainda, prevê que autoridades que cometam abusos com investigados tenham de indenizá-los.
– PL 2755/2015 – Prohibits whistleblowers from providing additional information
The author, Heráclito Fortes (PSB-PI), suggests that collaborators could not provide additional clarifications or change the content of the complaint presented. This would prevent approved statements from being perfected and causing more problems for other people being investigated.
– PL 4372/2016 – Prohibits prisoners from making plea bargains
Elaborado pelo deputado Wadih Damous (PT/RJ), o projeto impede investigados que estiverem presos de celebrar acordos de delação premiada. Segundo a proposta, o acordo de colaboração só poderá ser validado pelo juiz se o delator estiver em liberdade. Hoje há ao menos 70 acordos de delação validados. Em 21 deles o investigado está preso. A proposta ainda estabelece que nenhuma denúncia poderá ter como base somente a delação, que os nomes dos citados devem seguir em sigilo e que constitui crime divulgação do depoimento.
– PL 4577/2016 – Prohibits prison until the end of appeals
Damous also presented a proposal in which defendants cannot be arrested until all appeals have been exhausted. Theoretically, this suggestion contradicts the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, which allowed the arrest of the convicted person in the second instance.
– PL 4081/2015 – Limits denunciations of those investigated with more background
Hugo Motta (PMDB-PB) e Luiz Sérgio (PT-RJ), presidente e relator da CPI da Petrobras, sugerem que a delação premiada de investigados com “maus antecedentes ou que tenham rompido colaboração anterior” seja proibida. Se aprovada, a delação do doleiro Alberto Youssef, seria anulada, porque ele já descumpriu uma delação anterior.
– PL 4082/2015 and PLS 283/2012 – Lawyers prohibited from accumulating allegations
Both have the same content. The first was prepared by Hugo Motta and Luiz Sergio. The second by former senator Vital do Rego. Both prohibit the same lawyer from participating in the plea bargain agreement of two or more employees.
– PLS 233/2015 – Disfigures the civil investigation
Proposal by Senator Blairo Maggi (PP-MT) changes the entire civil investigation and could make the Prosecutor's Office responsible for misuse of information and documents it requests. Something quite generic and superficial, according to ANPR.
– PLS 123/2016 – Suspension of judicial secrecy
Authored by Senator Gleisi Hoffmann (PT-PR), it determines the suspension of judicial secrecy if any investigation in which there is secrecy is reported in the press.
– PL 3636/2015 – Amends the leniency agreement
Elaborado pelo senador Ricardo Ferraço (PSDB-ES) o projeto prevê que o Ministério Público da União, a Controladoria Geral da União e a Advocacia Pública façam acordos de leniência com empresas envolvidas em crimes separadamente. Sendo que o MP não precisaria investigar os demais órgãos. Hoje, o MP fiscaliza acordos de leniência com os outros órgãos, que são vinculados ao Poder Executivo. O MP é autônomo.
– PLS 172/2015 – Punishes members of the Public Ministry
Redigido pelo senador Fernando Collor (PTC-AL), o projeto estabelece a responsabilidade administrativa, civil e criminal do membro do Ministério Público da União que praticar ato temerário ou com deliberada má-fé, ou ainda visando promoção pessoal ou perseguição política.
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I also clarify that I did not go into each of the propositions to analyze their complete content. So, I don't know how to clarify first: whether all the propositions described above are completely true; if they only present negative aspects against Lava Jato, and if they really effectively deal with issues related to Lava Jato.
A hug.
Rubens Santana
