SENTENCE

Bolsonaro has no options in Brazil to reduce his sentence

Published on: December 1, 2025
11:11

Brasilia, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The attempt by Jair Bolsonaro's family to reduce the former Brazilian president's lengthy prison sentence for leading a coup took a new turn today after it was revealed that one of his sons brought him books of pastimes and pastimes in prison.

Brazil closes Bolsonaro’s chapter

Published on: November 28, 2025
08:33

Brasilia, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Amidst his pre-trial detention, the defense of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces a limited scenario today, in which ordinary appeals have already been rejected and the execution of his sentence has effectively begun.

Brazil: Bolsonaro could begin serving his sentence in December

Published on: September 25, 2025
09:18

Brasilia, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest and was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for a coup attempt following the 2022 elections, could begin serving his sentence in December.

DRC claims millions to be paid as sentence by Joseph Kabila

Published on: August 22, 2025
08:21

Kinshasa, August 22 (Prensa Latina) Lawyers for the civil parties, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the provinces of North and South Kivu requested that Joseph Kabila be sentenced to about $21 billion.

Russia asks UN to defend Gagauz leader’s rights

Published on: August 7, 2025
12:58

Moscow, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova informed on Thursday that she requested protection for Gagauz leader Eugenia Gutsul before United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.

Colombian court sentences ex-paramilitary leader turned peacemaker

Published on: November 27, 2024
16:03

Bogotá, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for 1,323 criminal acts committed from May 1999 to December 2004, but not implying restrictions on his freedom.

El Salvador: Sentence to be handed down in trial of environmentalist

Published on: October 18, 2024
10:57

San Salvador, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) A court in El Salvador will rule against eight environmentalists and former combatants of the civil war, accused of murder, unlawful association and deprivation of liberty.

Case on attempted coup d’état in DRC concluded for sentencing

Published on: September 4, 2024
10:45

Kinshasa, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The military court of the garrison of Kinshasa-Gombe concluded the trial for the attempted coup d'état in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and will give its sentence on September 13, reported today.

USA: Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years behind bars

Published on: May 17, 2024
15:50

Washington, May 17 (Prensa Latina) David DePape, the man who attacked the husband of former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Chile: Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul sentenced to 23 years in prison

Published on: May 7, 2024
18:40

Santiago de Chile, May 7 (Prensa Latina) A Chilean court on Tuesday sentenced Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul to 23 years behind bars for committing several crimes, in a sentence his defense attorneys considered as racist and politically driven.

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