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Justice blocks bill cutting Bolsonaro term, softening riot penalties

5/10/2026

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes blocked the 2025 bill that Congress had passed after overturning President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s veto.
The bill would have reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year term to just over two years and eased penalties for participants in the January 2023 riot.
Bolsonaro remains under humanitarian house arrest while his lawyers seek a Supreme Court criminal-review to overturn the conviction.

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes blocked the 2025 bill that Congress had passed after overturning President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s veto.
The bill would have reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year term to just over two years and eased penalties for participants in the January 2023 riot.
Bolsonaro remains under humanitarian house arrest while his lawyers seek a Supreme Court criminal-review to overturn the conviction.