Brazil: Citizens of over 30 cities protest against passing of bill of concurrent sentencing

Brazil: Citizens of over 30 cities protest against passing of bill of concurrent sentencing

Tens of thousands of people marched across dozens of Brazilian cities on Sunday to reject a new bill that could lower ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence. The legislation, passed by the conservative-majority Congress on December 10 and awaiting Senate ratification, would allow convicted criminals to serve sentences concurrently and reduce parole eligibility from 30 to 17. Protesters denounced the measure as a maneuver to benefit Bolsonaro, who is serving a lengthy sentence for coup plotting.


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Uploaded: 2025-12-15

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