Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty

Huge crowds pack the streets to oppose endeavours to help ex-president escape jail

Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country's former president Jair Bolsonaro after he was convicted of plotting a coup.

The far-right populist was sentenced to 27 years in prison earlier this month for illegally attempting to cling to power after he lost the 2022 presidential election to his leftwing opponent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.