Brazil has a nationwide program that lets prisoners cut their sentences by reading books and proving they understood them.

A Brazilian justice has granted former President Jair Bolsonaro permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt ...

Emily de Souza, a Brazilian inmate, participates in a reading program to reduce her sentence and reunite with her son sooner. The initiative allows inmates to reduce their sentences by reading books, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paulinho da Forca, who led negotiations on the proposed law, is seen after Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies in Sao Paolo passed the ...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from a hospital in the capital and will continue serving a ...

Brazil, which has one of the highest per-capita incarceration rates in Latin America, stands out for having one of the most ...

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro received permission Tuesday from a top Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing ...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from a hospital in the capital and will continue serving a ...