Congreso de Brasil aprueba la reducción de la pena de cárcel al expresidente Jair Bolsonaro

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Brazilian Congress approved a law to reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence.
The law could shorten Bolsonaro's effective prison time to just over two years.
It may also grant conditional release to over 100 Bolsonaro allies imprisoned for the January 8, 2023, events.
Bolsonaro was convicted in September for attempting to prevent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's rise to power.
The bill passed with 48 votes in favor and 25 against in the Senate.
President Lula has stated Bolsonaro 'has to pay' and could veto the law, though Congress can override a veto.
The bill was fast-tracked by both houses, seen as a win for the conservative majority before the holiday recess.
The bill's author, Congressman Paulinho da Força, called the sentence reduction a 'gesture of reconciliation'.
Protests against the law were held by left-wing groups.
Senator Renan Calheiros called the vote a 'farce', alleging a deal for government support on a tax initiative.
Senator Randolfe Rodrigues denied any such deal.
Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy to disregard the 2022 election results.
The coup plot allegedly included plans to assassinate then-President-elect Lula.
Bolsonaro has been serving his sentence in a police facility in Brasilia since late November.
His lawyers requested hospital transfers for upcoming surgeries.
Bolsonaro's son, Flávio Bolsonaro, has been named the right-wing candidate for the 2026 presidential election.

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