LatinNews Daily - 09 January 2026

BRAZIL: Lula strikes down bill to reduce Bolsonaro prison time

Brazil by Anna Grace 09 January 2026 Modified: 09 January 2026 2332 views

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On 8 January Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed a bill that proposed shortening the prison time of those convicted in relation to the far-right riots on 8 January 2023, including his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), who was convicted in a related coup plot case in September.

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