Complex sentence: Two others, Marcos Emmanuel and Nelson Cunha, were handed life sentences, but they could avoid spending life in jail, because, according to Brazilian laws, anyone who gets a sentence of twenty or more years in jail, automatically qualifies for a second trial.
Split into simpler sentences: Two others, Marcos Emmanuel and Nelson Cunha, were handed life sentences. However, they could avoid spending life in jail, because, according to Brazilian laws, anyone who gets a sentence of twenty or more years in jail, automatically qualifies for a second trial.