Thousands of supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gathered early on Wednesday to join the far-right leader at rallies mixing Independence Day military displays with political demonstrations less than a month before a heated election.
Local authorities in the capital Brasilia redoubled security on the central mall to keep Bolsonaro supporters from advancing toward the Supreme Court, as they attempted to do a year ago in a march inspired by the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
