Thousands of backers of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro have poured onto Copacabana Beach to express their support for the far-right politician as he faces charges of plotting a coup.

The former leader seeks political comeback despite ban from public office, echoing Trump’s strategy to regain office.

Several thousand supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor.

Thousands gathered at Copacabana Beach to support Brazil’s ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amidst accusations of plotting a coup. Despite being charged with various offenses, Bolsonaro claims innocence, describing the charges as political persecution.

Bolsonaro, 69, has called for what he claims could be a million of his supporters to demonstrate on Rio’s famed Copacabana beach in a show of strength while he plans a comeback in elections next year

If judges agree to hear the trial, Bolsonaro and others will become defendants. Bolsonaro and his representatives have denied wrongdoing. "The President never condoned any movement aimed at dismantling the democratic rule of law or the institutions that support it,