US EditionBolsonaro Supporters Pack Brazil Streets Ahead of Coup Verdict
Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters rallied across major Brazilian cities demanding amnesty and protesting his trial, while political tension rises ahead of the Supreme Court's expected verdict.
- Tens of thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro protested in Brazil on Independence Day against the Supreme Court ahead of his coup trial verdict, with a research group from Sao Paulo University estimating about 40,000 attendees in Sao Paulo.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated that Brazil will not accept foreign influence in domestic affairs, specifically referring to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding sanctions during his televised address.
- Lula's supporters also protested in major cities, defending the Supreme Court proceedings, while Lula declared Brazil 'will not be anyone's colony' in response to Trump and his tariffs on Brazilian goods.
- During the demonstrations, supporters wore Bolsonaro-themed shirts and carried a giant U.S. flag, while Flávio Bolsonaro criticized Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
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Already at night, under a spectacular almost full moon that looks splendid in the sky over Brasilia, they have gathered to celebrate a vigil. The place could not be more unevangelized. A plot at the foot of a road that circulates at full speed the cars that leave the capital of Brazil towards the extra-radio. The group — some 70 people — is here because it begins one of the most crucial weeks in the life of Jair Messias Bolsonaro, 70 years old. …
Jair Bolsonaro's supporters mobilize ahead of the verdict against the former far-right Brazilian president
Thousands took to the streets in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to call for the amnesty of the former head of state who faces more than 40 years in prison for his attempted coup in 2023.
Bolsonaro Supporters Flood the Streets
“Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on the nation’s Independence Day on Sunday in dueling political protests, opening a tense week that is expected to conclude with the conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro,” the New York Times reports.
São Paulo., President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led yesterday the parade commemorating Brazil's Independence Day, while thousands of followers of Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) demonstrated in several cities a few days before justice decides whether the former president is guilty of coup.
Mass protests erupt in Brazil ahead of ex-President Bolsonaro trial verdict
Thousands of Brazilians protested on the streets on Sunday as former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial verdict for the alleged attempted coup nears. Currently under house arrest, Bolsonaro was charged in January with organising a coup following the 2022 presidential election, which he lost to Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro and several others were charged with acts against democratic rule of law, with investigations contending efforts to undermine the e…
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