Supporters rally for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in São Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2025. NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP
Last stand or counter-attack? By the thousands, far-right supporters once again took to the streets on Sunday, September 7, a national holiday celebrating Brazil's independence, to defend their champion, Jair Bolsonaro. The former president faces prosecution for attempted coup and risks more than 40 years in prison. The verdict, to be handed down in the coming days by the Supreme Federal Court, crystallized the anger of his loyalists.
On Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, one of the city's largest avenues, the crowd unfurled a giant Star-Spangled Banner in an attempt to appeal to Donald Trump for help. Months earlier, the US president had imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods in support of his ally, Bolsonaro. "An election without Bolsonaro is a dictatorship," read one sign, while others demanded "amnesty now."
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