The divisive far-right figure called for the demonstration on a major thoroughfare of South America’s largest metropolis, seeking “justice” as he battles the charges.
The former president has called for several demonstrations since the start of the legal proceedings against him, and attendance has dwindled in recent months.
The former army captain dreams of emulating Donald Trump’s return to the White House, despite being banned from holding public office until 2030 over his attacks on Brazil’s electronic voting system.
“Give me 50 percent of the deputies and senators, and I’ll change Brazil’s destiny,“ boomed Bolsonaro, wearing a blue tracksuit as he addressed cheering supporters.
“I’m not obsessed with power, I’m in love with my country,“ he said.
‘Whatever he wants’
During a key phase in his Supreme Court trial earlier this month, he denied involvement in an alleged coup plot to wrest back power after leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly beat him at the ballot box in October 2022.
Bolsonaro has rejected any wrongdoing, and he did so again Sunday, claiming the cases are politically motivated to prevent him from making a comeback in the 2026 elections.
On Sunday, Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas, tipped as a potential candidate to represent the conservatives in the 2026 presidential election, offered full-throated support for Bolsonaro, calling him “the greatest leader in the history” of the country.
Valdemar Costa Neto, president of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL), said it was time the party beefed up its political ground game.
“As long as he’s honorary president of the PL, we’ll do whatever he wants, because the votes belong to him.”
“This guy, who wanted to blow up Brasilia and kill his political opponent, should go to prison,“ said Dionisio Teixeira, a record seller on Paulista Avenue, which on Sundays is transformed into a pedestrian zone.
On January 8, 2023, thousands of Bolsonarists took over power centers in the Brazilian capital and demanded a military intervention to oust Lula from power one week after his inauguration.
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