US EditionUs Values Brazilian Bill that Could Reduce Bolsonaro Penalties
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The U.S. government welcomed the passage of a bill in Brazil aimed at reducing the condemnation of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Washington, Dec 12 (EFE).- U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau this Thursday expressed concern about the “attempts to use the legal process to exploit political differences” in Brazil and welcomed the adoption of a bill in the Chamber of Deputies as “a first step” to address these abuses. Landau stressed, in his official X account, that the U.S. sees in this approval an opportunity to make improvements in bilateral relations, reinfor…
Brazil’s lower house passes bill to shorten Bolsonaro’s sentence amid chaos inside the chamber
São Paulo, Brazil — Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a bill that aims to reduce sentences for those convicted of crimes involving the January 8, 2023 attacks on the country’s government headquarters in Brasília. The bill would also apply to jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup. The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill at 2:30 AM during an unusually late session by 29…
The Federal Member Paulinho da Fora (Solidariade-SP), rapporteur on the C sea of the draft reduction or penalty benefiting former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), assessed that the adoption of the text would help to improve relations with the United States in the context of the relaxation of san is against p. Read more (12/12/2025)
"The United States has consistently expressed its concern about attempts to use the legal process to exploit political differences in Brazil, and therefore welcomes the bill passed by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies as a first step in addressing these abuses," said Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau, on an initiative that has yet to be put to the vote in the Senate.
On Wednesday, after a chaotic and heated session, the Brazilian MPs adopted a bill that would greatly reduce the sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coup d'état. (Source: AFP). Following a heated parliamentary debate, the Brazilian MPs approved, on Wednesday 10 December, a bill aimed at considerably reducing the sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for…
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