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Bolsonaro Rallies Support for Amnesty Law as Coup Trial Looms

The former Brazilian president led a São Paulo rally advocating for pardoning January 8 rioters, while dismissing charges of coup plotting as politically motivated.

An inflatable with text that reads in Portuguese, "Supreme Court tyrant," in reference to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, passes through a demonstration demanding amnesty for those arrested for 2023's alleged coup attempt, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a demonstration demanding amnesty for those arrested for 2023's alleged coup attempt, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gather, on the day of a demonstration against Bolsonaro's judicial process and to demand the amnesty of all accused of taking part in the allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
A supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro wears a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump attends a demonstration demanding amnesty for those arrested for 2023's alleged coup attempt, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)

Overview

  • Jair Bolsonaro led a rally in São Paulo on Sunday, calling for an amnesty law to pardon January 8 rioters and potentially shield himself from prosecution.
  • Bolsonaro faces trial later this year on charges including coup plotting, forming a criminal organization, and inciting the January 8, 2023 riots.
  • Prosecutors allege Bolsonaro conspired with 33 others to overthrow the government, including plans to poison President Lula and assassinate a Supreme Court judge.
  • The former president, barred from running for office until 2030, claims the charges are politically motivated and plans to challenge the ban to run in 2026.
  • Bolsonaro compared his legal challenges to those of far-right leaders abroad and urged Congress to pass the amnesty bill, which he says has sufficient support in the lower house.