US EditionBrazilians rally against effort to soften punishment for Bolsonaro, allies
Protesters in Brazil oppose a bill that could cut Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to just over two years, mobilizing tens of thousands to defend democratic accountability.
- On Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, tens of thousands of Brazilians protested a bill passed by Congress this week that would shorten prison sentences for Jan. 8, 2023 riot convicts, including Jair Bolsonaro, former President.
- Paulinho da Força, sponsor of the bill, says it would make two Jair Bolsonaro convictions run concurrently and allow day parole after one-sixth of a sentence, potentially cutting his time to two years and four months.
- Music and chants accompanied demonstrations, with Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil performing as crowds on Copacabana chanted "No amnesty" and carried signs against Hugo Motta and Congress.
- Despite lower‑house approval Wednesday, analysts note the bill still requires President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's sanction, who has said he would veto it, and politics professor Luciana Santana expects Senate modifications.
- On the diplomatic front, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods and called Bolsonaro's trial `a witch hunt`, but relations improved after the U.S. removed tariffs, withdrew Alexandre de Moraes from sanctions, and Lula met Trump in Malaysia in October.
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Brazilians protest against bids to ease punishment for Bolsonaro, allies
Thousands of Brazilians have rallied in cities across the country to oppose a congressional bill that would sharply reduce the prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayIn Brazil’s Copacabana and Paulista Avenue, thousands march opposing amnesty for ex-president Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 15 — Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across Brazil on Sunday to voice opposition to a bill that would reduce the prison sentence of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of plotting a coup.Under the bill, which the Senate will consider on Wednesday, Bolsonaro could be granted parole just over two years into his 27-year sentence.The marches were called by left-wing groups and activists, including iconic singer C…
Tens of thousands of Brazilians went down the street, protesting against a reduction in the sentence of the former president, wanted by elected officials in Parliament.
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