Pro-democracy protests in Brazil - in pictures


  • Pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Monday to demand accountability for the supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro who attacked the country’s top government institutions on Sunday. Bloomberg
    Pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Monday to demand accountability for the supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro who attacked the country’s top government institutions on Sunday. Bloomberg
  • Thousands of people gathered in cities across Brazil to repudiate the attacks. EPA
    Thousands of people gathered in cities across Brazil to repudiate the attacks. EPA
  • A smashed window at Planalto Palace in Brasilia. Reuters
    A smashed window at Planalto Palace in Brasilia. Reuters
  • Demonstrators march holding a banner that reads in Portuguese: 'We are democracy.' AP
    Demonstrators march holding a banner that reads in Portuguese: 'We are democracy.' AP
  • Bolsonaro supporters who were arrested following Sunday's attacks gesture from inside a bus while leaving Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia. AFP
    Bolsonaro supporters who were arrested following Sunday's attacks gesture from inside a bus while leaving Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia. AFP
  • Demonstrators during a pro-government protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators during a pro-government protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday. Bloomberg
  • A Brazilian poses for a photo outside the house where Mr Bolsonaro is reportedly staying in Reunion, Florida. EPA
    A Brazilian poses for a photo outside the house where Mr Bolsonaro is reportedly staying in Reunion, Florida. EPA
  • At the pro-government protest in Sao Paulo on Monday night. Bloomberg
    At the pro-government protest in Sao Paulo on Monday night. Bloomberg
  • A Bolsonaro supporter waves Brazil's flag from a police bus in Brasilia. Reuters
    A Bolsonaro supporter waves Brazil's flag from a police bus in Brasilia. Reuters
  • Demonstrators accuse Bolsonaro supporters of trying to stage a coup. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators accuse Bolsonaro supporters of trying to stage a coup. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators in Sao Paulo. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators in Sao Paulo. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators during a pro-government protest in Sao Paulo. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators during a pro-government protest in Sao Paulo. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators during a pro-government protest in Sao Paulo. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators during a pro-government protest in Sao Paulo. Bloomberg
  • Mr Bolsonaro on his hospital bed in Kissimmee, Florida. Twitter / AFP
    Mr Bolsonaro on his hospital bed in Kissimmee, Florida. Twitter / AFP
  • Supporters of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rally in solidarity with Brazilian democracy in Boston, Massachusetts. AFP
    Supporters of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rally in solidarity with Brazilian democracy in Boston, Massachusetts. AFP