From Brazilian lawmakers approve bill to cut Bolsonaro’s jail term
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Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova, File)
Brazil’s lower house of Congress approves a bill that could drastically reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving 27 years in jail for staging a coup.
If ratified by the Senate, the 70-year-old far-right leader, who has been behind bars since late November, could see his sentence cut to just over two years.
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