Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro have rallied in major Brazilian cities against the Supreme Court trial threatening imprisonment for the former president. With flags of Brazil and the United States, protesters expressed gratitude towards Donald Trump for his backing. The rallies echoed sentiments from the January 2023 congressional storming in Brazil, resembling the US Capitol attack from two years prior. Bolsonaro faces serious charges related to an alleged plot to overthrow the 2022 election results, with potential sentences indicating decades in prison. He has consistently denied these allegations, framing them as political persecution.
Supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rallied across cities against the Supreme Court trial that could send him to prison for years.
Protesters in Brazil carried American flags and shouted slogans in support of Donald Trump, who has backed Bolsonaro during his legal troubles.
Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazil's congress in January 2023, ransacking chambers in a violent event paralleling the US Capitol attack.
The Brazilian prosecution has presented evidence placing Bolsonaro alongside seven others in an armed criminal association aimed at overthrowing democratic order.
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