Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his base are energized and spoiling for a new fight, political analysts say, after he defied the Supreme Court by pardoning an ally who was sentenced to jail for threatening its judges.
Seven months after he sought to publicly defuse tensions with Brazil's top court, Bolsonaro's renewed challenge suggests he is ready to fire up his supporters and burnish his anti-establishment bona fides ahead of an October election.
