Thousands of backers of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro have poured onto Copacabana Beach to express their support for the far-right politician as he faces charges of plotting a coup.

The former leader seeks political comeback despite ban from public office, echoing Trump’s strategy to regain office.

Former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro joined protesters at Copacabana Beach amid legal troubles over alleged attempts to overthrow President Lula's government in 2023.

A sea of people wearing Brazil’s yellow and green national football shirt chanted and held placards reading ‘Amnesty, now!’.

Several thousand supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor.

Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Sunday (March 16) in a show of support for former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces charges of leading a plot to topple the government and undermine the country's democracy after he lost a 2022 election.

If judges agree to hear the trial, Bolsonaro and others will become defendants. Bolsonaro and his representatives have denied wrongdoing. "The President never condoned any movement aimed at dismantling the democratic rule of law or the institutions that support it,