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Pro-Amnesty March for Bolsonaro Draws About 1,200 in São Paulo

Bolsonaro allies are elevating an amnesty bid to an early legislative test.

Overview

  • Supporters held the 'II Caminhada pela Anistia, Liberdade e Paz' on December 7 on Avenida Paulista, organized by Padre Kelmon with backing from São Paulo vice mayor Coronel Mello Araújo and other PL-aligned figures.
  • USP researchers estimated roughly 1,200 participants using aerial imagery and density analysis, while a Cebrap/More in Common monitor calculated a peak near 1,400 within a 12% margin of error.
  • Demonstrators demanded amnesty for Jair Bolsonaro and those convicted over January 8, 2023, displayed criticisms of the Supreme Court, and incorporated prayers and Christian songs.
  • The march assembled by TV Gazeta and moved along Brigadeiro Luís Antônio toward Sé Cathedral, and the Military Police reported no confrontations.
  • One day after Jair Bolsonaro signaled Senator Flávio Bolsonaro as the family’s pre-candidate, Flávio called for Congress to approve an amnesty this year, even as government allies point to legal and political obstacles.