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Bolsonaro's Sentence Reduction Sparks Heated Congressional Debate

12/10/2025

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Lawmakers debated a bill to reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to about two years and four months for January 8, 2023 assault on government buildings.
Conservative Bolsonaro allies proposed the bill amid protests by leftist deputies.
Glauber Braga, a government-allied lawmaker, was removed after occupying the Speaker's chair and denouncing a 'coup offensive'.
Critics labeled initiative unacceptable, warning it would benefit Bolsonaro and raise censorship concerns in Congress.

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Lawmakers debated a bill to reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to about two years and four months for January 8, 2023 assault on government buildings.
Conservative Bolsonaro allies proposed the bill amid protests by leftist deputies.
Glauber Braga, a government-allied lawmaker, was removed after occupying the Speaker's chair and denouncing a 'coup offensive'.
Critics labeled initiative unacceptable, warning it would benefit Bolsonaro and raise censorship concerns in Congress.