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Weekly Report - 25 September 2025 (WR-25-38)

BRAZIL: Left-wing groups protest against amnesty

Thousands of people took to the streets in major cities around Brazil on 21 September to criticise controversial pieces of legislation under review in congress, including a bill that proposes amnesty for the far-right rioters who stormed the seats of government in Brasília on 8 January 2023. The amnesty bill is considered one of the potential ways for former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) to overturn his recent conviction or have his sentence reduced. The torchbearer of the far-right ‘Bolsonarismo’ movement was convicted by the supreme court (STF) on 11 September for plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 presidential election [WR-25-37], and any effort to reverse that ruling is likely to see fierce resistance from the Brazilian left.

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