The opposition-controlled Congress voted in December to pass a bill that would reduce Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence.
The opposition-controlled Congress voted in December to pass a bill that would reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vetoed a bill that would have reduced the prison sentence of his right-wing rival and predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup.
On Thursday, Lula followed through with his promise to block the legislation, which had passed Brazil’s opposition-controlled Congress last year.
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