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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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.
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…
Huge crowds rally in support of Brazil’s Bolsonaro ahead of coup verdict
Brazilians have marked the country’s Independence Day with duelling rallies in support of and against former President Jair Bolsonaro, days before the conclusion of his trial on charges of plotting a coup following his election defeat in 2022. Tens of thousands of Bolsonaro’s supporters gathered in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and the capital, Brasilia, on Sunday, waving the flags of Brazil and the United States, in an apparent nod to President Don…
Brazil: Bolsonaro backers rally ahead of coup trial verdict
Thousands gathered to show their support for Jair Bolsonaro in the cities of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Brasilia. The former Brazilian president is accused of trying to overturn the 2022 election result.
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