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Brazil’s Lula vetoes law reducing Bolsonaro’s 27-year jail sentence on riot anniversary

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2026年1月9日
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Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last year of coup plotting.

Lula vetoed the law adopted by Congress late last year on the third anniversary of major riots by Bolsonaro supporters in the capital Brasilia over his defeat to Lula in the 2022 elections.

Brazil’s leader had made no secret of his plan to strike down the legislation, which reduces Bolsonaro’s jail sentence from 27 years to a little over two.

However, Brazil’s conservative-dominated Congress has the last word and can in turn reject his veto.

Bolsonaro, 70, began serving his sentence in November.

The Supreme Court rejected his appeal to serve his sentence under house arrest on health grounds.

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