Overview
- Both chambers passed the measure in December to cut Bolsonaro’s sentence from about 27 years to a little over two.
- The legislation also sought lighter penalties for others convicted over the storming of government buildings in Brasília.
- Bolsonaro has been imprisoned since late November after a Supreme Court conviction for plotting a coup following the 2022 election.
- Lula had previously signaled he would block the legislation before issuing the formal veto.
- Under Brazilian law, a majority vote in Congress could overturn the president’s veto.