Aguiar-Branco admits Chega bill to increase sentences

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Aguiar-Branco admits Chega bill to increase sentences
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Considering that the content of the bill “invokes, in a particularly intense way, the constitutional discipline of sentencing limits,” Aguiar-Branco requests that “its assessment proceed with reservations.”

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Who is José Pedro Aguiar‑Branco?

José Pedro Aguiar‑Branco is the President of the Assembly of the Republic, who in this story requested that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs examine the constitutional conformity of government measures in a proposed bill. He is using his parliamentary role to trigger a formal review of changes affecting confession rules and the rights of the defence.

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