Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A legislative shift in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies could allow former President Jair Bolsonaro to see a significant reduction in the 27-year prison sentence he is serving for attempting a coup.
Lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that would reduce sentences for people convicted of anti-democratic acts, such as an attempted coup or the abolition of the rule of law.
Under the proposal, when the crimes of attacking the democratic rule of law and attempting a coup are committed in the same context, only the harsher sentence would apply instead of both penalties, Agencia Brasil reported.
The lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, approved the proposal Monday 291-148 and will be sent to the Senate.
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