Last year ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup after losing an election.

La condanna scenderà da 27 anni a poco più di due. Seconda sconfitta per Lula in meno di 24 ore dopo il clamoroso stop del Senato alla nomina di Messias alla Corte suprema (ANSA)

President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court

Last year ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup after losing an election.

Brazil's Congress approved legislation that could significantly reduce prison sentences for former President Jair Bolsonaro over a 2023 coup attempt.