Brazil: Lower house votes to slash ex-president Bolsonaro's sentence

Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that President Jair Bolsonaro spends in prison, where he currently is after being sentenced to more than 27 years behind bars for attempting a coup. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery has the latest from Rio de Janeiro.

Dec 10, 2025 - 14:00
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Brazil: Lower house votes to slash ex-president Bolsonaro's sentence
Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that President Jair Bolsonaro spends in prison, where he currently is after being sentenced to more than 27 years behind bars for attempting a coup. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery has the latest from Rio de Janeiro.

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