Images show protesters carrying signs, calling for Mr Bolsonaro's removal. There have been more than requests filed with the Chamber of Deputies to impeach Mr Bolsonaro. However, its leader has refused to follow up on them.
Brazil's Supreme court recently approved several investigations into Mr Bolsonaro. Saturday's protests come after a number of rallies in support of Mr Bolsonaro last month. The elections are not due to be held until next October but Mr Bolsonaro's approval ratings have dropped to an all-time low.
Demonstrators rally alongside a banner with a message that reads in Portuguese: "vaccine and jobs, democracy and impeachment, Bolsonaro get out", during a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 2. Read More. Meanwhile, Brazil continues to be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly , Brazilians have died from the virus -- the highest death toll in the world after the United States.
Massive rallies in support of President Jair Bolsonaro are expected across Brazil on national day. Prominent left-wing figures have claimed the president is planning a "coup" ahead of elections next year. A pro-Bolsonaro protester holds a banner calling for adding printouts to the electronic voting system. Brazilians are expected to march en masse on Tuesday in solidarity with embattled President Jair Bolsonaro, with some Brazilian officials and left-wing figures sounding the alarm on the independence day rallies.
Security has been ramped up in the country's capital, Brasilia, where Bolsonaro will speak in the morning. The Brazilian leader will then address his supporters in downtown Sao Paulo later in the day. The Brazilian leader is hoping the rallies will help him garner support ahead of crucial presidential elections next year.
Counter-demonstrations against Bolsonaro are also planned. Lula is expected to give an address on social media later on Tuesday, with the former president having referred to Bolsonaro as a "psychopath. Further anti-Bolsonaro protests are scheduled for Sunday. Demonstrators have previously called for Bolsonaro's impeachment due to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted indigenous people and Afro-Brazilians.
Bolsonaro has been targeted by critics for his perceived mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic, corruption, anti-environmental policies and attacks on the judiciary, among other factors.
More than global left-wing figures, including former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, endorsed an open letter on Monday, warning Bolsonaro is planning a military coup ahead of next year's elections. The figures said nationwide demonstrations by Bolsonaro supporters and the intimidation of public officials are "stoking fears of a coup in the world's third largest democracy.
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