Bolsonaro supporters called to streets ahead of coup trial verdict | International

SAO PAULO, Sept 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will test his political strength Sunday with demonstrations in the country's main cities, days before the Supreme Court decides whether he is guilty of attempting a coup. The far-right leader, also a former army captain, risks up to 43 years in prison if convicted of attempting to cling to power after losing 2022 elections to his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The court is set to deliver its verdict next week in a case which has sparked the ire of US President Donald Trump, an ally of Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest since August, will be the absent protagonist of the Independence Day...