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Montevideo, December 25th 2024 - 13:43 UTC

 

 

Lula issues Christmas pardon but not for sex or antidemocratic offenders

Tuesday, December 24th 2024 - 10:12 UTC
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a pardon favoring terminally ill prison inmates as well as at-risk pregnant women or those with HIV but fell short of benefitting those who committed crimes that were either heinous - such as torture, terrorism, racism, money laundering, concealment of assets - or against democracy, it was announced Monday in a special edition of the Diário Oficial da Uniao (Official Gazette). Read full article

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