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Coverage dated April 21, 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro pardons lawmaker convicted at top court

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro issued a pardon for a recently convicted ally, setting off a backlash from adversaries claiming the president is overstepping his constitutional bounds and once again undermining

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil: Bolsonaro to pardon ally after top court conviction | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Brazilian president pardoned Daniel Silveira, despite a top court established that the Bolsonaro ally had interfered with the "free exercise" of government and threatened Brazil's judicial authorities.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Brazil's Bolsonaro pardons lawmaker convicted at top court (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro issued a pardon for a recently convicted ally, setting off a backlash from adversaries claiming the president is overstepping his constitutional bounds and once again undermining

  3. Al Jazeera

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro pardons ally convicted of hate speech (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro pardoned lawmaker convicted for calling for violence against Supreme Court justices.

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