00:00On Wednesday, the Brazilian Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee approved a bill that could reduce the penalties of those involved in the 2022 coup, including former President Jair Bolsonaro.
00:12The bill, which had been approved last week in the Chamber of Deputies, passed with 48 votes in favor and 25 against.
00:20The measure seeks to reduce the effective prison time for those persecuted for crimes against the democratic rule of law,
00:26including former President Jair Bolsonaro and other coup-plotters who tried to override the will of the people.
00:33The regulation could reduce Bolsonaro's penalty, who is currently facing 27 years in prison, to as little as two and a half years.
00:41For his part, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has the power to veto the bill, but in the event that he does, the bill could be taken to Congress once again.
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