Brazil Congress Approves Plan to Drastically Cut Bolsonaro's Jail Term
Brazil's Congress has approved a measure to significantly reduce the potential jail term for former President Jair Bolsonaro, overriding a presidential veto. This decision could see his sentence cut from 27 years to just over two years.
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Brazil's Congress approves plan to drastically cut Bolsonaro's jail term
Last year ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup after losing an election.
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Brazil’s Congress has voted to reduce the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, though the highly controversial decision is expected to be appealed. Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election, and the move to shorten his sentence is widely seen as a setback for current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as reported by Liza Kaminov.
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Brazil's Congress has overturned a veto of a bill that would dramatically reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the last election.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
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