Thousands of backers of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro have poured onto Copacabana Beach to express their support for the far-right politician as he faces charges of plotting a coup.

The former leader seeks political comeback despite ban from public office, echoing Trump’s strategy to regain office.

Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Sunday in a show of support for former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces charges of leading a plot to topple the government and undermine the country's democracy after he lost a 2022 election.

Several thousand supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor.

Bolsonaro, 69, has called for what he claims could be a million of his supporters to demonstrate on Rio’s famed Copacabana beach in a show of strength while he plans a comeback in elections next year