Overview
- He faces decades in prison if convicted of plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election defeat.
- He urged supporters to gather on São Paulo’s Paulista Avenue on June 29 to protest his ongoing prosecution.
- University of São Paulo estimates put April’s march turnout at about 45,000, roughly one-quarter of February’s numbers.
- Federal police have requested separate espionage charges against Bolsonaro and his son over alleged presidential surveillance.
- Electoral authorities have upheld his ban from holding public office until 2030 following his attacks on Brazil’s electronic voting system.