Pro-Bolsonaro supporters demonstrate in Rio

Far-right supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated in favour of the president and against the Supreme Court at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Pro-Bolsonaro demonstrators waved Brazilian flags, with one group holding a banner saying "Brazil needs a clean slate," and others calling for military intervention and the criminalisation of communism.

Some banners were against the Supreme Court.

"They (Supreme Court) are attacking our president, our politicians that defend our president," said Lenita Nascimento, a 64-year-old retired teacher.

Last week the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of some followers of President Bolsonaro on charges of raising funds for anti-democratic actions that could threaten the country's national security.