Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) denied on May 1 striking a deal with Senate President Davi Alcolumbre to abandon the joint CPI on the Banco Master case in exchange for Congress overriding President Lula's veto on the Dosimetry Bill, which reduces sentences for coup attempt convicts like Jair Bolsonaro. This follows Congress's recent veto override, celebrated by rapporteur Paulinho da Força as a win against the government.
Flávio Bolsonaro repudiated attempts to link him to a deal blocking the CPMI on the Master case, a joint congressional investigation into STF ministers' ties to banker Daniel Vorcaro of the liquidated Banco Master. "Senator Flávio Bolsonaro repudiates the attempt to associate him with any deal to block the CPMI of the Master case. It is absurd to suppose an understanding with [STF minister] Alexandre de Moraes, whose decisions directly hit Jair Bolsonaro and his allies," stated a note from his team on Friday (May 1), as reported by Folha de S.Paulo.
The Dosimetry Bill (PL), overriding Lula's veto last month, adjusts sentencing guidelines to shorten penalties for those convicted in coup plots like the January 8 events—potentially reducing Jair Bolsonaro's closed-regime time. The CPI request, led by Deputy Carlos Jordy (PL-RJ) on February 3 with 281 signatures, remains stalled. Earlier reports suggested Congress leadership conditioned the veto override session on cooling CPI pressure.
Alcolumbre had announced the joint Congress session three weeks prior, coinciding with the rejected STF nomination hearing of Jorge Messias on April 29. Installing the CPI could delay such sessions and preserve vetoes. Flávio blamed the PT: "The ones hindering the investigation are the Workers' Party, which did not sign the CPMI installation."
Bill rapporteur Deputy Paulinho da Força (Solidariedade-SP) celebrated the veto override at a Labor Day event hosted by Força Sindical in São Paulo. "It was good. A weak government is good to defeat," he told Folha's Painel, steering clear of an auditorium featuring Lula allies like ex-ministers Fernando Haddad and Simone Tebet, who slammed the measure.
