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Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent

FILE - Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro hold a sign with a message that reads in Portuguese: "The people ask the army for help" during a protest against his defeat in the presidential runoff election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 2, 2022. Supporters of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his narrow defeat in October’s election have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings while pleading for intervention from the armed forces or marching orders from their commander in chief. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File) FILE - A vendor hangs electoral merchandise featuring Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for re-election, for sale during a campaign rally after a military parade commemorating the bicentennial of the country's independence in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2022. The shirt at left reads in Portuguese: "Armed people will never be enslaved." Supporters of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his narrow defeat in October’s election have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings while pleading for intervention from the armed forces or marching orders from their commander in chief. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) FILE - Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protest against Bolsonaro's run-off election loss outside the Army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 15, 2022. Supporters of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his narrow defeat in October’s election have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings while pleading for intervention from the armed forces or marching orders from their commander in chief. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) FILE - A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro salutes while singing the nation's anthem outside a military base during a protest against his reelection defeat in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 3, 2022. Supporters of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his narrow defeat in October’s election have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings while pleading for intervention from the armed forces or marching orders from their commander in chief. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File) FILE - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to speak from his official residence of Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 1, 2022, the leader's first public comments since losing the Oct. 30 presidential runoff. Bolsonaro has dropped out of public view and has not disavowed the recent emergence of violence by his supporters who refuse to accept his narrow defeat. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent