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[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Most/Many countries don't allow the executive to overrule the judiciary with pardons. Only a courts should be able to decide if and how long someone will be punished based solely on the laws at the time. I don't know whether Brazil is one of them.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think the issue with that could be that if the act for which they were sentenced becomes legal then it can be a bit dubious to hold someone in prison over it. For example places where homosexuality was criminal and has since been legalized.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That requires the legislature to create a new law pardoning everyone who was sentenced and not selectively pardoning high-profile people, like in the US.

This would be blatantly unconstitutional for crimes like treason. Legalizing treason is possibly the most unconstitutional a law can be.