US EditionBrazil's Lula Vetoes Bill Reducing Sentences for Coup Convicts
Lula blocked a law that would have cut Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to about 20 years, protecting convictions of over 100 rioters from January 2023 coup-related violence.
- On Thursday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed a law that would have dramatically reduced Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence, a move he had publicly signalled after Congress adopted it last year.
- Brazil's conservative-dominated Congress late last year pushed through a law cutting Bolsonaro's sentence from 27 years to a little over two and benefiting supporters convicted over the coup plot and more than 100 jailed for the January 2023 riots.
- Bolsonaro began serving his sentence in November after his appeals for house arrest on health grounds were rejected by the Brazilian judiciary, and he is expected to serve at least eight years.
- Lula's veto creates a political standoff testing Brazil's democratic institutions, with Congress able to override the veto, heightening tensions over Bolsonaro's conviction and the January 2023 riots.
- Long ago, the 2023 riots left Brasília's institutions shaken as thousands ransacked government buildings and prosecutors said an assassination plot against Lula, Alckmin and Moraes failed due to lack of military support.
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Brasilia. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva yesterday vetoed a law passed by Congress that would significantly reduce the prison sentence to his far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who serves a sentence for attempted coup d'état.
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Three years ago, Bolsonaro's government building in Brasília was stormed by supporters. A controversial law was intended to make it possible for those involved to be punished less – that stopped President Lula with a veto.
Three years ago, Bolsonaro's supporters attacked the government district in Brasília. A controversial law was intended to make it possible for the parties involved to lower penalties – which is now prevented by President Lula with a veto.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today vetoed a bill that would have reduced his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup against Lula in 2023.
Lula vetoes entire leniency bill for Jan. 8 rioters
On the third anniversary of the Jan. 8 attempted coup d'état, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva vetoed the entire Bill 2,162 approved by both Houses of Congress, providing for the reduction of sentences of the over 800 people convicted for their involvement in the anti-democratic plot.
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