Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of major cities to demand that no amnesty be granted to their country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, marking the country’s strongest leftist demonstrations in years. The protests, organised by social movements, unions and political parties, denounced lawmakers trying to avoid legal consequences for themselves and Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to prison for a coup plot after his supporters stormed government buildings following his 2022 election defeat.