Thousands of Brazilians have protested against a possible pardon for former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, who were convicted of attempting a coup.

A demonstrator shouts "Out Bolsonaro" while using a noisemaker during a caravan to protest the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and demand the impeachment of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. “I had already been disappointed last year, but now with the situation in Manaus, I think (this government ) has to stop," she said. The president has long resisted lockdown measures against the new coronavirus, arguing economic damage would be worse than the disease. “We ask for an impeachment of Bolsonaro because it is not just a crime he committed. A leading newspaper, O Estado de Sao Paulo, also published an editorial calling for impeachment on Friday.