Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro attends a demonstration in Copacabana, where he called his supporters to gather, as police investigate him for allegedly plotting a coup after the 2022 election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 21, 2024. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October 2022 and facing allegations of involvement in a coup.

Images shared on social media and broadcast by the media showed a large crowd of Bolsonaro supporters, many wearing Brazilian football jerseys.