Overview

• Tens of thousands rallied on Brazil’s Independence Day in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, with a University of São Paulo group estimating 40,000 people on Avenida Paulista.
• Demonstrators pressed for amnesty for those convicted over the January 8, 2023 Brasília riots, while unions and left-wing groups staged counter-protests opposing any pardon.
• São Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas, a Bolsonaro ally, denounced Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes at the rally, calling him a tyrant.
• Brazil’s Supreme Court is in the verdict phase of a case accusing Bolsonaro and seven co-defendants of plotting to overturn the 2022 election, with a ruling expected by Friday and potential prison time of up to 43 years.
• Bolsonaro is under house arrest and remains barred from elected office until 2030, and he maintains that he is innocent of the charges.