Brazil's Bolsonaro fans judiciary flames, calls top judge 'son of a w****'

FILE PHOTO: President of Brazil's Senate Rodrigo Pacheco looks on during a news conference after the meeting of the National COVID-19 Coordinator to combat the pandemics, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ignored calls to drop his feud with the Supreme Court on Friday and called one of its justices a "son of a w****," amid rising tensions over his unfounded claims the nation's voting system is vulnerable to fraud.

Speaking to supporters in southern Brazil, he insulted Luis Roberto Barroso, the top court justice who also heads the Supreme Electoral Court. The insult was uttered during a live broadcast shared on Bolsonaro's Facebook account but later deleted. Copies continue to be shared on social media.