RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing atop a trailer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained to a crowd of roaring supporters about a vast conspiracy against him.
Two women carried a banner calling on the armed forces to "protect our constitution, our liberty and our elections." Demonstrators griped about "fake news" and the journalists who had slandered their candidate.
Bolsonaro had summoned tens of thousands of his supporters to this city's signature Copacabana beach Wednesday to protest what he insisted was a rigged vote.
