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Bolsonaro Asks Moraes to Approve Sentence Cut by Reading, Plus Smart TV and Pastoral Visits

The petitions await a ruling by Alexandre de Moraes under rules that cap reading remission at 48 days a year.

Overview

  • Bolsonaro’s lawyers petitioned the Supreme Federal Court to admit him to the CNJ reading-remission program, which grants four days off per approved book, up to 12 books annually.
  • He is serving a 27-year, 3-month sentence at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasília for attempting a coup and needs judicial authorization to access approved books in that facility.
  • Under the program, he must handwrite a report for each work read, have it evaluated by a commission, and obtain judicial homologation before any time is deducted.
  • The defense also requested permission to install a Smart TV for strictly informational content such as news and YouTube journalism, with the device to be provided by family members.
  • A separate filing seeks regular religious assistance from Bishop Robson Lemos Rodovalho and Pastor Thiago de Araújo Macieira Manzoni, while allied politicians press for inspections of his custody conditions.