Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

<p>President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court </p><p>Brazil’s largely conservative congress has approved a bill reducing the prison sentence of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted last year of attempting a coup.</p><p>The bill had initially been <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/18/brazilian-congress-passes-bill-cut-jair-bolsonaro-prison-term">passed</a> by congress in December, but President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/brazil-president-lula-vetoes-bill-jair-bolsonaro-prison-sentence">vetoed</a> it in January in a symbolic move marking three years since Bolsonaro supporters ransacked the capital, Brasília.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/brazils-congress-approves-bill-reducing-prison-sentence-of-former-president-jair-bolsonaro">Continue reading...</a>