TENS of thousands of Brazilians demonstrated on Sunday against a Bill that advanced in Congress this week, which would reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro’s time behind bars following his sentence of more than 27 years for attempting a coup.

Protests took place in the capital Brasilia and in other major cities across the country, including Sao Paulo, Florianopolis, Salvador and Recife.

On Copacabana’s boardwalk in Rio de Janeiro, crowds composed of left-wing voters chanted: “No amnesty” and “Out with Hugo Motta,” a reference to the speaker of the lower house, who approved the Bill last Wednesday. It is now with the Senate.

“It’s an attempt to protect those who tried to attempt a coup,” said Antonio Edson Lima de Oliveira, a geologist who was at the protest in Rio. 

Famed musicians, including Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil performed in Rio while many held signs reading “Congress is the enemy of the people.”

Paulinho da Forca, the sponsor of the Bill that passed on Wednesday, has said it is aimed at reconciliation and if adopted, the right-wing ex-president’s time behind bars could be reduced to two years and four months. 

But the Bill would need to be sanctioned by left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has previously said he would veto it.