Brazilian President Luiz Lula said thanks for the suggestion but fuck off on Thursday after the country’s senate passed a bill that would lop 20 years off of convicted felon former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27 year bid following his conviction on his 2022 coup attempt, the AP reports.
“With all due respect to the National Congress, when it reaches my desk, I will veto it,” Lula told reporters, adding that those who sought to destroy democracy “will have to pay for their acts.”
And before you say it, just cheer up and remember that Bolsonaro’s former friend in Washington is worried he could face trial at the Hague after 2029. No self-pardons for ICC war crimes charges.