# Thousands protest Flavio Bolsonaro, fearing far-right return in Brazil

https://mins.news/en/item/90451

- France 24, 2026-10-07 22:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261007-thousands-protest-flavio-bolsonaro-far-right-brazil

> Thousands joined a student march in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to protest Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil’s October 25 presidential runoff. After he led Sunday’s first-round vote, demonstrators rallied behind incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and opposed a far-right return to power.

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