Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that could slash former president Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year jail term for staging a coup.
If the Senate signs off, the 70-year-old — imprisoned since late November — could see his sentence reduced to just over two years. A bill passed by Brazil’s lower house early Wednesday could dramatically cut Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence for leading a coup attempt. The measure now heads to the Senate, where approval would trim his jail time to slightly more than two years.
Brazil’s lower house has cleared legislation that may reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term for orchestrating a coup to a little over two years. The proposal awaits a final decision from the Senate. Lawmakers in Brazil’s lower chamber approved a bill Wednesday that could drastically shorten Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year jail sentence. Once ratified by the Senate, the former president could serve just above two years.
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