Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, pictured in November 2019, has urged people to take to the streets in his support on March 15 AFP/Sergio LIMARIO DE JANEIRO: 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.
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.Bolsonaro said at the time that he was merely passing the video along to a few friends.But on Saturday, he openly embraced the call for what he said would be a"spontaneous movement.
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