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The Coup That Keeps Coming Back: Brazil's Constitutional Showdown Over the Dosimetry Law

Brazil's Congress passed a law that would slash Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to under three years. The president vetoed it. Congress overrode the veto. Then the Supreme Court suspended it. The constitutional battle over what it means to punish a coup attempt is now headed to a full plenary hearing — and the outcome will define Brazilian democracy for a generation.