Brazil's Lula says 'will veto' bill slashing Bolsonaro sentence

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday he would veto a bill passed by Congress that could slash the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned over a failed coup bid.

Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved the bill which now heads to Lula, who acknowledged his veto could eventually be overridden by Congress.

"When it reaches my desk, I will veto it. That's no secret to anyone," Lula told a press conference. "I have the right to veto, and then they have the right to overturn my veto or not. That's the game."