This is because of your plugin code is executed much earlier, than wp-login.php. You can read about WordPress loading sequence here, for example.
To behave properly, your code must be executed in ‘wp_login’ hook:
add_action( 'wp_login', 'wp_login_action', 10, 2 );
function wp_login_action( $user_login, $user ) {
current_user = wp_get_current_user();
print_r($current_user);
}
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