Students and social movements will rally on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo on Sunday, Nov. 1, to defend democracy and sovereignty against recent coup statements by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

The call is identified as “Brasil con S” (Brazil with an S), responding to a coup letter from the U.S. whose first version used an old coat of arms with the inscription “Estados Unidos do Brazil,” and named Flavio Bolsonaro the rightful president, despite his defeat in the runoff election. A later version changed the world “president” to “leader of Brazil”.

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“We remain mobilized and organized to fight against any attempt at a coup in our country. There is no point in fleeing to the United States or ranting on the internet,” Camila Moraes, general secretary of the National Union of Students (UNE), said.

She mentioned Bolsonaro’s use of “a coat of arms we do not use” and highlighted the student movement’s role in attracting votes and ensuring Lula’s victory in the second round.

In a radio interview, Moraes stated that “Flávio Bolsonaro’s threats will come up against mass mobilizations.” She backed the progress of judicial investigations in accordance with the law and rejected the narrative of political persecution used by the far-right senator, who violated a judicial ban on leaving the country, to divert attention from the irregularities under investigation and to refuse to recognize President Lula da Silva’s victory.

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