Brazil: Supreme Court Justice Suspends Bill That Ordered Early Release of Ex-President Bolsonaro

Source: US News & World Report

“Brazil’s Supreme Court ​Justice Alexandre de Moraes prohibited the implementation of a sharp reduction in ‌the 27-year prison sentence ‌of former President Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup ⁠after losing ⁠the 2022 election, a court document showed on Saturday. Two ​Brazilian political parties and the press association ABI this week separately challenged the bill, which would have potentially freed Bolsonaro in 2028. Congress ​last month overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of ⁠the ⁠bill, but the plaintiffs ⁠asked ​Brazil’s top court to overturn it, saying the bill was unconstitutional.” (05/09/26)

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