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Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup jail sentence
Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.
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Sánchez builds anti-Trump coalition looking for political lifeline
Spanish PM led a progressive conference in Barcelona bringing together world leaders opposing MAGA politics, as Brazil's Lula lashed out at warlords and tech billionaires. "They're destroying democracy, workers and nature."
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.
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Hundreds of Indigenous protesters call for land recognition in Brazil
About 200 members of Indigenous communities marched in Brasília on Monday, carrying a giant symbolic decree and a five-meter inflatable pen to urge President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to sign the demarcation of 104 pending Indigenous lands before COP30.
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Brazil judge places former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest
The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.
