US EditionBill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s prison time advances in Congress
The bill, passed 291-148 in the lower house, could reduce Bolsonaro's sentence from 27 years to just over two years by limiting cumulative punishment, pending Senate and presidential approval.
- On Wednesday, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill shortening sentences that could cut Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to just over two years if the Senate agrees.
- By design, the proposal combines overlapping counts so only the harsher penalty applies, targeting coup attempt and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, and speeds sentence progression rules from one fourth to one sixth.
- Lawmakers voted 291-148 to approve the measure in the Chamber of Deputies after a chaotic Tuesday session where left-wing lawmaker Glauber Braga occupied the speaker's chair and was forcibly removed as media and security forces were cut from the plenary.
- Legal experts note the law could face a Supreme Federal Court challenge, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may veto it, and Bolsonaro's legal team seeks release for surgical procedures and house arrest.
- The bill could free about 100 Bolsonaro supporters jailed for the Jan. 8, 2023 attack on government buildings in Brasilia, less than a month after Bolsonaro began serving his sentence.
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Lula Da Silva Allows You to See a Reduction of Bolsonaro's Punishment by Attempting to Hit the State
An effective 27-year prison sentence would last for a little more than two years. The basic text was approved by the House of Deputies, but still has to be approved by the Senate.
Brazil Moves To Cut January 8 Sentences And Shorten Bolsonaro’s Jail Time
Key Points Brazil’s lower house has approved a sentencing bill that softens punishments for January 8 rioters and now sends the fight to the Senate and Supreme Court. Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence could drop to around 20 years, with his time in the harshest prison regime cut to just over two years. Supporters call it […]
Brazil Lawmakers Pass Bill That Could Slash Bolsonaro’s Prison Sentence
A bill approved by the lower house of Brazil’s Congress would alter sentencing rules in a way that could sharply reduce prison time for former President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his top allies. The measure cleared the Chamber of Deputies in the early hours of Dec. 10 by a vote of 291 to 148, according to an official communication. Under the bill, sentences for the crimes of coup d’état and abolition of the democratic rule of law would no lo…
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