The meanings of broad, general and unrestricted amnesty in the context of the ADPF 153 trial: a content analysis
Amnesty. Broad. General. Unrestricted. Senses. ADPF 153.
This research investigates how the meanings of the expression “broad, general and unrestricted amnesty” were used in the trial of the Claim of Non-Compliance with Fundamental Precept 153 (ADPF 153). Initially, to contextualize, the research recovers the historical origin of the expression and its original meanings. Thus, the research demonstrates that the expression “broad, general and unrestricted amnesty” came to convey two main axes of meanings, one linked to the social movements that led the national campaign for amnesty, and another linked to the armed forces. After contextualizing the emergence of the expression, the research proceeds to a content analysis (Laurence Bardin) of the opinions of the Attorney General's Office (AGU) and the Attorney General's Office (PGR), as well as the votes of the ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), with the objective of understanding the meanings attributed to the expression in the context of the ADPF 153 judgment. Finally, the research concludes that, in the context of the ADPF 153 judgment, the expression “broad, general and unrestricted amnesty” was interpreted in a sense opposite to that advocated by social movements, so that it reproduced the meaning linked to the armed forces, linked to the idea of a bilateral amnesty.