The bill was passed by Congress in December, but Lula vetoed it in January. The override of the veto is the second defeat for the leftist president in parliament this week. On Wednesday, the Senate did not agree to appoint its candidate, Jorge Messias, to the position of Supreme Court judge.
According to experts, thanks to the leniency of penalties, the former president will be able to move from a closed to a semi-open regime in 2-4 years, and not only in 2033, as originally predicted, reported the Brazilian portal g1.
In the fall, there will be presidential elections in Brazil
Presidential elections will be held in Brazil in October. According to the court's ruling, Bolsonaro cannot run as a candidate, but his son, senator Flavio Bolsonaro, has announced his candidacy. He will probably face Lula, who will run for re-election.
Jair Bolsonaro, a politician described as far-right, was convicted of leading a group that plotted to stage a coup. The aim of these actions was to keep him in power after the 2022 presidential elections, in which he lost to Lula by a small margin of votes.
