In Brazil, Prisoners Can Decrease Their Sentence by Reading Books

A former president convicted of plotting a coup is now eligible to shorten his prison sentence in Brazil by reading books.

What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out

However, there is a more profound lesson we can learn from Brazil: Democracy depends on more than institutions.

Brazil's Bolsonaro transferred to roomier cell in new prison after judge's order

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred on Thursday to Brasilia's Papuda Penitentiary Complex, providing ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court moves Bolsonaro to larger cell with outdoor area

A Brazilian Supreme Court Justice has ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro to a larger cell in the Papuda ...

Brazil’s Lula vetoes bill that could reduce Bolsonaro’s prison time

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva has vetoed a bill that could reduce Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for his failed 2023 coup attempt ...
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Brazil’s Lula vetoes bill that could reduce Bolsonaro’s prison time

SAO PAULO(AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed a bill that could reduce the 27-year prison sentence of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro for the far-right leader’s failed ...

Brazil's Lula vetoes bill reducing Bolsonaro's sentence

Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed a measure that would have dramatically reduced the ...

Brazil's Lula vetoes bill cutting former President Bolsonaro's sentence

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vetoed on Thursday a bill passed by Congress cutting former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 ...