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Thousands Take to the Streets in Brazil to Support Right-Wing Candidate

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • About 28,500 people gathered on São Paulo’s Paulista Avenue on Independence Day to protest President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
  • The demonstrators supported right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil’s first-round election on Oct. 4.
  • A Quaest poll put Lula and Bolsonaro tied at 41% in a possible runoff scheduled for Oct. 25.

Nearly 30,000 people filled São Paulo’s Paulista Avenue on Brazil’s Independence Day, rallying against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s left-wing government and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

The demonstration came ahead of the first round of the presidential election on Oct. 4. A research group at the University of São Paulo, Monitor do Debate Politico, estimated that about 28,500 people attended the gathering on the city’s main avenue.

The protesters backed right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is challenging Lula. Bolsonaro addressed the crowd from a truck fitted with loudspeakers alongside other conservative politicians.

This alliance between Lula and Moraes will come to an end.

· Flavio BolsonaroHe addressed supporters at the São Paulo demonstration.

The rally’s organizers had presented it as a protest against Lula’s government and Moraes. As a Supreme Court justice, Moraes has pursued Jair Bolsonaro over an attempted coup in 2023, for which the former president was convicted in 2025. The case has made Moraes one of Brazil’s most polarizing figures, Reuters reported.

“This alliance between Lula and Moraes will come to an end,” Flavio Bolsonaro told supporters. “Anyone who votes for Lula is voting for Alexandre de Moraes.” A Quaest poll released Monday showed Lula and Bolsonaro tied at 41% each in a possible second round. Brazil is scheduled to hold that runoff on Oct. 25 if needed.

A large inflatable figure of U.S. President Donald Trump towered over the crowd, holding a figure depicting Lula in prison. Trump has long been an ally of the Bolsonaro family. Demonstrators waved Brazilian, American and Israeli flags. A similar rally led by Jair Bolsonaro in early 2024 drew about 185,000 supporters.

Anyone who votes for Lula is voting for Alexandre de Moraes.

· Flavio BolsonaroHe linked support for President Lula to opposition against the Supreme Court justice.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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