Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Pazuello calls for broad amnesty for coup plotters and those who jailed them
Eduardo Pazuello, a retired army general and lawmaker, is close to the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro, who is running for president in Brazil.
Pazuello says Congress should grant a broad amnesty in the case involving an alleged attempt to overturn the election.
The case has led to the imprisonment of Jair Bolsonaro, military officers and civilians, including people involved in attacks on government buildings.
Pazuello says amnesty should cover both those jailed and those who imprisoned them, a reference to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case.
He has not explained who else he believes should receive amnesty.
He compares the idea to Brazil's 1979 amnesty law, which pardoned military repressors and allowed political exiles to return.
Flávio Bolsonaro has also previously described amnesty as a way to resolve the dispute, and Pazuello says Congress will vote on it.
Eduardo Pazuello called for amnesty for people convicted in the coup plot and for those who jailed them.
The former health minister said amnesty should apply to “all sides” to end political conflict.
He referred to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case, as someone who should also be covered.
Pazuello cited Brazil’s 1979 amnesty law as a precedent.
He is a lawmaker and a former army general who is close to Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign.
- Who
- Eduardo Pazuello, a federal deputy and former army general, proposed the amnesty.
- What
- He called for amnesty for coup plotters and for those who jailed them.
- When
- Folha published the report on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- Pazuello said amnesty for all sides could end political conflict and help put the country in order.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Congress will vote on amnesty for all political prisoners. And amnesty has to be for all sides, including those who jailed them.
We cannot continue in this damn back-and-forth, or we will not get the country in order.
The side that jailed them committed atrocities.
We are brothers, not enemies.
President João Baptista Figueiredo signed Brazil’s Amnesty Law, which pardoned military personnel involved in repression and enabled the return of political exiles.
Flávio Bolsonaro told Folha that amnesty was an honorable way out for everyone, including the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes and Congress.
Folha published Pazuello’s call for broad amnesty.
- Proposed amnesty
- Coup plotters and those who jailed them
- Named justice
- Alexandre de Moraes
- Historical precedent
- Brazil’s 1979 Amnesty Law
- Campaign connection
- Pazuello is close to Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign
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