Brazil Supreme Court Suspends Law to Shorten Bolsonaro Sentence

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro

Photographer: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspended the application of legislation that would reduce the amount of time former President Jair Bolsonaro and others will serve for plotting a coup attempt, according to a ruling released on Saturday.

The suspension will be in effect until the court resolves the controversy after the filing of direct assertions of unconstitutionality.