SUPPORTERS of President Jair Bolsonaro gather in front of army headquarters in the capital Brasilia after his election defeat to call for military intervention after the victory of leftist Lula da Silva in Sunday’s election.
Bolsonaro has “authorised” the transition to a new government, without acknowledging his defeat.
The country’s electoral authority on Sunday said Lula won almost 51% of the vote. Bolsonaro has not officially acknowledged the result, though his cabinet has initiated a transition, with Lula set to take over the presidency on Jan. 1.
“We hope the army will intervene in this situation, we know that those elections were fraudulent,” said Reinaldo da Silva, 65, a retired government worker at a rally at the entrance to a Sao Paulo army barracks.
“I came today because I want Brasil to be free, socialism does not work with the Brazilian nation.”
