Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that he would veto a bill that could significantly reduce the 27-year prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was arrested in November for attempting a coup.
The Senate passed the bill late on Wednesday, following approval by the Chamber of Deputies.
“With all due respect to the National Congress, when it reaches my desk, I will veto it,” Lula told journalists in Brasilia, noting that those who committed crimes against...
Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term
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Source: scmp.com

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