"Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have reduced former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence. Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup last year. Lula, the country's left-wing leader, announced his decision three years to the day after Bolsonaro supporters rioted in the capital Brasilia after his 2022 election loss, in scenes similar to the riots by supporters of US President Donald Trump who tried to storm the US Capitol building."
"The plan included plan to assassinate Lula as well as his vice president and Supreme Court justice, Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro supporters stormed Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia Image: Sergio Lima/AFP Speaking about his decision to veto the bill, Lula said January 8 is a day marked by "our democracy's victory," adding it was also a "victory over those who tried to seize power by force, disregarding the will expressed at the ballot box.""
"While denying the charges, 70-year-old Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting a coup, with the former president receiving a prison sentence. US President Donald Trump, known to be close to Bolsonaro, called the trial a left-wing "witch hunt." Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prisonImage: Luis Nova/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance The country's Congress, dominated by conservatives, passed a bill which would have reduced Bolsonaro's time in jail from 27 years to two, with Lula expressing his will to veto the legislation from the beginning."
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vetoed a congressional bill that would have reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence. Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting an attempted coup and received a 27-year prison sentence. Bolsonaro supporters rioted in Brasilia on 8 January 2023, storming government buildings, the Planalto Presidential Palace, and plotting to assassinate Lula, his vice president, and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes. Congress, dominated by conservatives, passed legislation to cut Bolsonaro's sentence to two years. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro called the veto "blatant, selective, and unjust political persecution." US President Donald Trump labeled the trial a left-wing "witch hunt."
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