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Bolsonaro urges Brazilians to march in his support
Issued on: 07/03/2020 - 19:38
Modified: 07/03/2020 - 19:36
Rio de Janeiro (AFP)
Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro called Saturday on his backers to take to the streets next weekend to show their support for him, even as critics said such a demonstration would be anti-democratic.
"This is not a movement against the Parliament or the judicial branch, but for Brazil," Bolsonaro said in northern Boa Vista state before heading to Florida for a dinner meeting with Donald Trump at the US president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
The point of the March 15 demonstration, he added, would be to show that "it is the people who determine the direction the country should take."
Bolsonaro, who has unabashedly embraced Trumpian language and positions, provoked an outcry recently when he shared on the WhatsApp messaging system a video calling for the March 15 rally. The video was highly critical of both Parliament and the judiciary branch.
More:
https://www.france24.com/en/20200307-bolsonaro-urges-brazilians-to-march-in-his-support