Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro | Brazil

Brazil's lower house overturned President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's veto of a bill reducing the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of attempting a coup. The bill, which reduces Bolsonaro's sentence from 27 years and three months to 22 years and one month, will also shorten his time in closed regime, potentially allowing him to move to an open regime as early as 2028. The decision is seen by many as further evidence that Lula will face a difficult election against Bolsonaro's son, Flávio Bolsonaro.