Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro protest on Copacabana Beach to defend him after coup charges
- Thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated at Copacabana Beach, expressing their support for him amid coup charges.
- Protesters called for Congress to grant amnesty to individuals jailed for participating in the January 8, 2023, riot in Brasilia.
- Political scientist Paulo Henrique Cassimiro noted that Bolsonaro aims to appear innocent before the Supreme Court, while law professor Thiago Bottino suggested that the charges are likely to be accepted.
- Bolsonaro denied wrongdoing, claiming political persecution and stating severe consequences would have followed if he had been in Brazil during the incident.
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In Brazil, the demonstration of strength of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters is floppy
Just under 20,000 people demonstrated on Sunday 16 March in Brazil to demand amnesty for the rioters who had attacked the presidential palace in January 2023. Far from the million hoped by the former president of the far right.

Brazil's Bolsonaro blasts election ban as 'denial of democracy'
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of backing an attempted coup, told supporters in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday that a ban on him seeking re-election next year amounted to a 'denial of democracy.'
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