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Brazil Senate to debate bill to slash Bolsonaro jail term
The bill could reduce Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to about two years and also affect more than 100 jailed supporters from January 2023 riots, sparking nationwide protests.
- Brazil's Senate opens debate Wednesday on a bill passed by the lower house that could slash Jair Bolsonaro's jail term, with the possibility of amendments and veto override.
- After months of jockeying by Bolsonaro, the conservative-controlled lower house approved the bill in a chaotic session that included the forcible removal of a leftist lawmaker and protests across cities in Brazil.
- More than 100 Bolsonaro supporters stand to benefit from the bill, but critics warn it could broadly affect sentencing rules for other crimes.
- If the Senate approves the bill it will go to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has vowed to veto it, though Congress can overturn a veto, while Senator Alessandro Vieira urged rejection, calling it `a real regulatory vacuum that favors criminality`.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said the bill needs improvement to avoid benefits reaching real criminals, while prosecutors say the coup scheme failed and allegedly included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Geraldo Alckmin, and Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes.
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Brazil Senate to debate bill to slash Bolsonaro jail term
Brazil's Senate will on Wednesday begin debating a bill passed by the lower house of Congress that could slash the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a move that sparked nationwide protests over the weekend.
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