Sérgio Moro: The thing is, in those cases of convictions for serious crimes, especially convictions that exceeded eight years, this would become, essentially, an ineffectual period of ineligibility, because let us suppose: someone convicted, for example, of corruption, to ten years, while serving the sentence has their political rights suspended and cannot run; if the eight years were counted from the conviction, when the sentence ended, the person would already be, in practice, eligible.
Sérgio Moro: We presented a suggestion – a drafting amendment – to the rapporteur of the bill, Senator Weverton.
We presented that same amendment, likewise, to the President of the Senate, Senator Davi Alcolumbre, and there was, there, sensitivity, even because of the outcry that came from society – for example, from religious organizations, such as entities that gather evangelical pastors or even the CNBB – to accept this drafting amendment.
Sérgio Moro: The text that was approved yesterday – we need to make a clarification here about how it has been reported – does not represent such a significant rollback compared to what was provided in the Clean Record Law.
Sérgio Moro: Despite some targeted adjustments, the current rules of ineligibility for those who are convicted of serious crimes were maintained.