Brazilian Congress Approves Sentence Reduction for Former President Jair Bolsonaro
The Brazilian Congress approved on Thursday a reduction of the coup-related penalties imposed on far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) and hundreds of his followers, in a new setback for the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. An overwhelming majority of both senators (49 versus 24) and deputies (318 versus [...]
TL;DR
- Brazilian Congress approved a reduction in penalties for coup-related offenses.
- The reduction applies to former President Jair Bolsonaro and hundreds of his supporters.
- This decision is seen as a setback for the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- The vote in the Senate was 49 in favor and 24 against.
- The vote in the Chamber of Deputies was 318 in favor.