Brazil legislature approves bill to reduce Bolsonaro prison sentence

Bill reducing right-wing ex-president Bolsonaro's jail sentence for coup-plotting approved

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Lawmakers of Brazil's lower house of Congress celebrate after approving a bill that could slash former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for plotting a coup, in Brasilia on December 10, 2025.
Lawmakers of Brazil's lower house of Congress celebrate after approving a bill that could slash former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for plotting a coup, in Brasilia on December 10, 2025.
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Brazil's Senate gave the green light Wednesday to a bill that would reduce right-wing ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for coup-plotting, after the measure passed the lower chamber last week.

The vote in Brazil's upper chamber was 48-25, and it now heads to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has pledged to veto it.

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