BRASILIA: Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could drastically reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving 27 years in jail for staging a coup. If ratified by the Senate, the 70-year-old far-right leader, who has been behind bars since late November, could see his sentence cut to just over two years.

BRASILIA: Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could drastically reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving 27…

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies could allow former President Jair Bolsonaro a big reduction in 27-year prison sentence he is serving for a coup attempt.

The controversial bill, which prompted a scuffle in Congress's lower chamber, now proceeds to the Senate for a vote.