Bolsonaro Rallies Brazil supporters amid the trial of the coup plot at the Supreme Court | News protest

Legal problems are attached to the former president, who called for many demonstrations to support himself in recent months.

In the face of the dangerous legal danger with years of imprisonment for an alleged coup plot experienced by the country’s Supreme Court, former Brazilian President Gere Bolsonaro attended a protest from his supporters.

Several thousand people attended the gathering on Sunday in Sao Paulo. During the protest, Bolsonaro told the crowd that those who “accuse him” may have “Trump cards for their sleeves.”

“But I have three things by my side that they do not have: God and freedom and support a large part of the Brazilian population,” he said.

He said: “I am not obsessed with power, I am in love with my country,” adding: “I do not need to be the president … If I remain an honorary president of my party, we can do what you want.”

In February, 70 -year -old Bolsonaro, who led the country from 2019 to 2022, was accused of five charges of planning to stay in power and cancel the election result for 2022, which the current president, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, won. The accusation was also charged with thirty -three of the closest allies of Bolsonaro.

Earlier this month, Bolsonaro witnessed For the first time before the Supreme Court of the Nation, he refused any involvement in the alleged coup plot.

The headquarters of the Supreme Court in Brazilia was one of the targets of the riot known as “Bolsonaristas” – which Government buildings raided in January 2023 While they urged the army to overthrow the President Lula, a rebellion attempt that sparked supporters of the US President of the ally of Bolsonaro Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.

The police referred to the demonstration as an uprising and an attempt to impose military intervention and drop Lula.

Bolsonaro claims that various issues against him with political motives aim to prevent him from returning in the 2026 elections.

The superior electoral court in Brazil last year, due to the abuse of Polsonaro’s political power and its baseless demands on the country’s electronic voting system, will be banned from the position until 2030.

“spinach”

Earlier this month, in the first Bolsonaro certificate in the Supreme Court, the former president denied that there was a coup attempt.

“There was no talk about a coup. The coup is something hate,” Polsonaro said.

“Brazil could not go through an experience of this way. There was even the possibility of a coup in my government.”

Polsonaro abroad in Florida in the United States was at the time of this last effort to keep him in power after planning the alleged coup. But his opponents accused him of raising riots.

Meanwhile, the Brazilian police called for a separately charged to Bolsonaro Illegal espionage While the president.

According to legal experts, the part of the ruling is expected to be the issue of the coup plot in the second half of the year. If convicted, Bolsonaro may face up to 12 years in prison.

During his legal suspicions, the former president called for many protests, but his appearance has decreased in recent months, as well as crowds.

According to the estimates of the University of Sao Paulo, about 45,000 people participated in the end of March on Paulista Street in April, nearly four times in February.

The governor of São Paulo Tarsiicio de Freitas, former Bolsonaro Minister, is a major candidate representing the conservatives in the 2026 presidential elections.