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Supporters of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro flood the avenue on Copacabana beach ahead of a rally organised by a group of pastors from the powerful Evangelical Christian community. Bolsonaro is expected to address the crowd. IMAGES
Hundreds of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather in Caracas for a pro-government rally, responding to the president's call to compete with the opposition's rallies in the capital. Eleven civilians reportedly have died and more than 1,000 have been detained in the protests that erupted after the country's CNE election authority, loyal to Maduro, proclaimed him the winner with 52 percent of the vote to 43 percent for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
Dozens of supporters of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro gather outside the Liberal Party headquarters in Brasilia where the former far-right leader is due to meet political allies, three months after leaving for the United States in the final hours of his term. IMAGES
In Sao Paulo, thousands of pro-Bolsonaro protesters demonstrate near the military command centre, demanding their intervention after Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has "authorised" the transition to a new government, without acknowledging his defeat to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and called for "peaceful" protests. IMAGES
Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro rally on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo on Brazil's national day in one of several massive, politically charged festivities across the country. IMAGES