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President Jair Bolsonaro attends a military parade in the capital Brasilia for the country's 200th anniversary of independence. Trailing in the polls to leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of October's elections, Bolsonaro is planning a massive show of strength to mark the occasion. IMAGES
President Jair Bolsonaro attends military parade for the 200th anniversary of Brazil's independence, with the festivities clouded by a divisive election race and accusations that he is using the festivities to bolster his campaign. IMAGES
Thousands of women take to the streets of Sao Paulo to protest against right-wing frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro. IMAGES
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits the country's south, where the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains has risen to 13, taking part in an emergency meeting with authorities of Rio Grande do Sul state. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34QP8HD_EN
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro arrives at the Sao Paulo rally he called to reject claims he plotted a coup with allies to remain in power after his failed 2022 reelection bid. Investigators say the far-right ex-army captain led a plot to falsely discredit the Brazilian election system and prevent the winner of the vote, leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking power. A week after Lula took office on January 1, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court, urging the military to intervene to overturn what they called a stolen election IMAGES