The shield disguised as a law intends to put anyone who refuses services, in financial institutions, to a politician or to their relatives, in jail. There were 252 votes in favor and 163 against.
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The vote was urgent, of course, there is nothing more important on Congress's agenda than creating privileges for its occupants.
It makes a lot of sense that the text is written by federal deputy Danielle Cunha, daughter of the former deputy Eduardo Cunha. It is also not surprising at all that Artur Lira and President Lula supported the proposal. There's no need to explain.
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The rubble of one of the pillars of the republican spirit, which says that we are all equal before the law, has become even more difficult to restore. In Brazil, we have a caste of political representatives, untouchables. The rest are second class citizens.
Perhaps this was a simple way for the deputies to honor the 10th anniversary of the 2013 demonstrations, one of whose flags was precisely to combat this Brazilian disease.
For other Brazilians, poor mortals, there remains the need to wake up and use their instruments of citizenship to combat this explicit abuse and try to prevent it from being endorsed in the Senate. And mobilize against future attacks, which will certainly come.
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Write down the names of your representatives who endorsed this and other attacks against our institutions. Pressure your congressmen. And don't forget them when voting in 2026.
