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Gavin Blackburn

Lawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro appeal his 27-year prison sentence

Lawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal to reduce his pirson sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat.

Judges convicted Bolsonaro of trying to overthrow democracy in September and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in jail. He has been under house arrest since August.

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