Bolsonaro says demonstrators expected to show support for Constitution

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andressa Anholete/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that demonstrations scheduled for Sunday are not meant as protest, but to show "the desire that everyone abides by the Constitution."

The demonstrations are the latest step in the conflict between Bolsonaro and the Supreme Court after the president pardoned a federal congressman and ally who was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison by the court.