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Brazil judge bars law that could reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

Brazil’s conservative-majority Congress in December would apply to Bolsonaro and others convicted in the plot, paving the way for reductions in their sentences. President Lula [vetoed the bill](/news/2026/1/9/brazils-president-lula-vetoes-bill-to-trim-bolsonaro-prison-sentence) in January

Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s largely conservative congress has approved a bill reducing the prison sentence of the far-right former president [Jair Bolsonaro](https://www.theguardian.com/world/jair-bolsonaro), who was convicted last year of attempting a coup. The bill

Brazil's Congress approves plan to drastically cut Bolsonaro's jail term

Brazil's Congress has overturned a veto of a bill that would dramatically reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the last election. Last year Bolsonaro