Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro have appealed to Brazil’s military to intervene and stop Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking power even as the hard-right leader appeared to be increasingly resigned to accepting his loss in the presidential election.
Around 40,000 people gathered outside army bases in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and the capital, Brasilia, demanding a coup take place to annul the vote and prevent the president-elect Lula, who they claim is a dangerous left-wing radical, taking over.
