Thousands of the outgoing Brazilian president's far-right supporters called on the military to intervene as Bolsonaro refuses to admit his defeat to leftist President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
A huge crowd of defeated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters rallied outside one of the national army's headquarters on Wednesday to demand a military coup to nullify the right-wing incumbent's loss and prevent President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking power.
The demonstration came a day after Bolsonaro, in his first public remarks since his defeat in Sunday's contest,to directly concede defeat but pledged to"follow all the commandments of our constitution," a signal that he would allow the presidential transition to move forward. In recent weeks, Bolsonaro has repeatedly and baselessly warned of election fraud and hinted that he would not willingly leave office, in some cases invoking support among Brazil's military.noted that while"the military has taken on an ample role under Bolsonaro," it"has remained silent in the month since the first round of the election, a sign it is likely distancing itself from the ex-army captain.
Bolsonaro reportedly met with the heads of the Brazilian Navy and Air Force on Tuesday as his supportersDuring his brief public statement, Bolsonaro said his supporters' actions stemmed from"indignation and a feeling of injustice about how the electoral process played out."on Tuesday that he believes Bolsonaro"is clearly afraid of prison... so what he's trying to do is negotiate with the only card he has left, which is big street protests.
"On Tuesday night, Bolsonaro was reportedly locked in talks with at least six members of the supreme court as part of that supposed negotiation," the newspaper reported."One prominent political journalist, Guilherme Amado, said the president planned to 'request that neither he nor his family be persecuted' once he stepped down."
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