(ANSA) - BRAZIL, 02 AUG - Thousands of people took part yesterday in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and in dozens of other Brazilian cities and capitals in demonstrations in support of the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, who criticized the current system devoted to electronic ballot boxes, arguing that they are more at risk of fraud.
Wearing the canary yellow shirts of the national football team, people of all ages and walks of life demonstrated peacefully confirming their support for the government of the far-right leader. Ocean crowds swarmed in particular in the center of Sao Paulo, the most important and densely populated city in Brazil, as well as on the Riode Janeiro waterfront, especially on the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.
There was also a massive presence of demonstrators in the federal capital, Brasilia.
"Without clean elections there will be no elections. You are our army: we will ensure that the will of the people is respected by public counting of the votes and for democratic elections to take place in 2022," Bolsonar said, speaking to sympathizers from his official residence, in a reproduced speech. on big screens in Rio and Brasilia. (HANDLE).