Found character '%' that cannot start any token

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I always get these found character ‘%’ errors. I wrote the code with VS code and the Jinja Yaml plugin. Everything looks good in the editor so far. I converted all tabs to spaces and indented each by 2 spaces. I don’t know where to go.
This is the automation script:

alias: "Dimm down Bath"
initial_state: 'on'
trigger:
  platform: state
  entity_id: group.bathroom_downlights
  from: 'unavailable'
  to: on
action:
  service: light.turn_on
  entity_id: group.bathroom_downlights
  data_template:
    brightness_pct:
      {% if ((now().hour <= 6) or (now().hour >= 22)) %}
        10
      {% else %}
        100
      {% endif %}

This is the error:

Error loading /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml: while scanning for the next token found character '%' that cannot start any token in "/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/automations/dimming_down_bahroom.yaml", line 13, column 8

What am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your help

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brightness_pct: >
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That’s it. Thank you