RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday in a protest seen as a gauge of the embattled leader's popularity only five months into his term.
The protests, organised by Bolsonaro's most radical supporters, are aimed at shoring up the ultraconservative government as it faces growing opposition. Bolsonaro, who was in Rio this weekend for one of his son's weddings, had said he would not participate in the demonstrations and advised his ministers against taking part.
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