Bolsonaro Rallies Support for Amnesty Law as Coup Trial Looms

Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters march down Paulista Avenue

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at a large demonstration Sunday in São Paulo, during which scoores of Brazilians pressed for Congress to issue a blanket pardon in favor of all those facing charges in connection with the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in Brasilia against the headquarters of the three branches of Gvernment which the Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled to be a failed coup d'état.

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro leads rally as he seeks amnesty

Supporters marched in favor of an amnesty law that could free him of charges of having led a coup attempt, which took place in 2022.

Bolsonaro’s Rally Draws Massive Crowd, Overshadowing Leftist Protest in São Paulo

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated his enduring influence by attracting 59,900 supporters to a rally in São Paulo on April 6, 2025. The event, advocating for amnesty for individuals convicted of the January 8, 2023, attacks on Brazil’s government institutions, dwarfed a leftist protest held a week earlier. Federal Deputy Guilherme Boulos organized the […]

Ten days after the Supreme Court decided that he should be tried for attempted coup d'état following the events of January 8, 2023, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered his support on Sunday, April 6, in São Paulo. Tens of thousands of people responded to the appeal.

Facing coup trial, Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro asserts political comeback with mass rally in Sao Paulo

The far-right leader's rally brought out around 45,000 people to the financial center's prestigious Paulista Avenue, according to a count by the University of Sao Paolo, many of them wearing the national football strip adopted by his supporters

Bolsonaro whips up Sao Paulo protest over coup charges

The far-right leader's rally brought out around 45,000 people to the prestigious Paulista Avenue, many of them wearing the national football strip adopted by his supporters.