Bolsonaro supporters pray for Trump rescue as coup plot trial verdict nears

Far-right ex-president's devotees pin hopes on pressure campaign but tariffs and sanctions appear likely to fail

Each morning, Edite Costa steps out of her bungalow on Brasilia's sun-baked savannah, stands beneath a mango tree and lifts her hands to the sky in prayer. I ask God to work so that not just Trump but all Americans come to help us rip out the evil that has taken hold of the country I love," said the 66-year-old Baptist, who is a fervent supporter of Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro could face decades in jail for allegedly leading a murderous conspiracy to seize power after his leftwing rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva beat him in the 2022 presidential election. But Costa believes her populist leader can still be saved - if her prayers are answered and Donald Trump intervenes.