Bolsonaro supporters rally in Brazil, demand amnesty for January 8 riots
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Bolsonaro supporters rally in Brazil, demand amnesty for January 8 riots

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The former leader seeks political comeback despite ban from public office, echoing Trump’s strategy to regain office. Several thousand supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor. The rally’s stated purpose is to demand amnesty for hundreds convicted over the January 8, 2023 riots in the capital Brasilia, when Bolsonaro backers stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court. “I want to tell all those who don’t like me in Brasilia : elections without Bolsonaro is a denial of democracy in Brazil,” the former far-right leader told his supporters on Sunday, referring to a ban on him seeking re-election in 2026. ‘Send a message’ Dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics,” Bolsonaro claims, like Trump, to be the victim of political persecution aimed at excluding him from seeking a second term in the 2026 presidential elections.

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