SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday attended a public demonstration in Sao Paulo to protest towards his ongoing Supreme Court docket trial in the South American country.
A few thousand folks gathered on Paulista Avenue, one of many metropolis’s predominant places, in an illustration that Bolsonaro, earlier than the occasion, known as “an act for freedom, for justice.”
Bolsonaro and 33 allies are facing trial over an alleged plot to overturn the 2022 presidential election outcomes and stay in energy. They have been charged with 5 counts associated to the plan.
The previous president has denied the allegations and claims that he is the goal of political persecution. He might resist 12 years in jail if convicted.
“Bolsonaro, come again!” protesters chanted, however the former president is barred from operating for workplace till 2030. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court docket dominated final yr that he abused his political energy and made baseless claims in regards to the nation’s digital voting system.