Overview

• The Supreme Federal Court is trying former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly plotting to overturn the 2022 election and he remains under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor.
• On August 3, Bolsonaro supporters held synchronized demonstrations in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and other major cities.
• Demonstrators displayed US flags and images of President Trump to express gratitude for Magnitsky sanctions on Justice Alexandre de Moraes and 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports.
• Protesters chanted for amnesty for those accused in the January 2023 attacks on Congress and decried the trial as political persecution.
• The rallies underscore deep domestic polarization and escalating diplomatic tensions between Brazil and the United States over Bolsonaro’s prosecution.