Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to slash the prison term of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup after losing re-election to left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Passed by the lower chamber last week, the bill now heads to Lula, whose expected veto could eventually be overridden by Congress.
Bolsonaro, 70, began a 27-year prison sentence in November, and under current rules was expected to serve at least eight years behind bars before...
Brazil’s Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence
Published 11 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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