"Tens of thousands of supporters of the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rallied across the country on Sunday. The mass gatherings occurred just days before a Supreme Court ruling in Bolsonaro's trial over an alleged coup attempt. At a rally on Sao Paulo's Avenida Paulista amid Brazil's Independence Day festivities, demonstrators demanded amnesty for those involved in the January 8, 2023 storming of government buildings in the capital, Brasilia."
"The Supreme Court trial against 70-year-old Bolsonaro will enter a decisive stage in the coming days. Bolsonaro and seven co-defendants, including former ministers and senior military officers, are accused of plotting to overturn the 2022 election result. If he is found guilty, Bolsonaro would become the first former president in Brazil's history convicted of attempting a coup. Bolsonaro could face over 40 years in prison if convicted."
"No one can endure the tyranny of a judge like Moraes any longer. No one can bear what is happening in this country anymore,"
Tens of thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro rallied in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Brasilia. Rallies coincided with Brazil's Independence Day festivities and included demands for amnesty for those who stormed government buildings on January 8, 2023. Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas criticized Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes at the Sao Paulo rally. Bolsonaro faces a Supreme Court trial with seven co-defendants accused of plotting to overturn the 2022 election result. A guilty verdict would make Bolsonaro the first former Brazilian president convicted of attempting a coup and could carry over 40 years in prison.
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