US EditionBrazil: Chaos Breaks Out in Congress During Jair Bolsonaro Sentence Vote
The bill aims to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence to around two years and grant parole to about 100 supporters jailed after the January 8 assault, pending Senate approval.
- On Tuesday, chaotic scenes erupted in Brazil's Congress as a lawmaker disrupted the Chamber of Deputies' vote on a bill to reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence.
- Congress allies, unable to secure amnesty, pivoted to sentence reductions, as Sostenes Cavalcante said, `Since we were unable to build the political climate and secure the necessary votes to pass the amnesty, the first step to achieving our goal will be the reduction of sentences`,
- Broadcasts were interrupted as journalists were expelled from the plenary, suspending debate; government-allied deputy Glauber Braga occupied the Speaker's chair and was forcibly removed by police officers.
- If approved by the lower house, the bill must go to the Senate and drafters say it would significantly reduce prison terms for former president Jair Bolsonaro while the judiciary reformulates sentencing.
- After Bolsonaro anointed his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the bill's revival raised electoral stakes ahead of 2026, while Congress critics including Lindbergh Farias called it unacceptable and Hugo Motta faced backlash for expelling journalists.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Former Brazil president’s jail term cut after chaotic vote
Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup against President Lula following his defeat in the 2022 election
Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could significantly reduce the sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Chaos and fighting broke out in Brazil's parliament after conservatives tried to pass a law that would reduce the prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, the BBC reports. A left-wing lawmaker was forcibly removed by police after trying to disrupt the session. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison in September 2024 for organizing a coup attempt after losing the election to Lula. His conservative allies have propos…
InsideNoVA.com
Ruckus in Brazil Congress over bid to reduce Bolsonaro jail term
Chaotic scenes erupted in Brazil's Congress Tuesday as a lawmaker disrupted lower house efforts to vote on a bill that could slash former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for a coup plot.
It was chaos in Brazil's parliament, where more people chose to fight, after the conservatives made it possible to pass a law that would reduce their imprisonment with former President Jair Bolsonaro's imprisonment.
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