Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘not afraid to lose’ election, does not seek a coup

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday denied that he has any intention of carrying out a coup if he loses October’s election, adding that he rejects a
constitutional measure seen as an effort to protect him from crime accusations.
Efforts by Bolsonaro to turn an Independence Day military parade on Sept. 7 into a political event, less than a month before the presidential election, has raised concerns he may use the military to compensate for his sagging popularity.
“I’m not afraid of losing the election. I’m not worried about it,” Bolsonaro said in an interview on the Flow Podcast. “If I wanted to pull off a coup I wouldn’t say anything.”
Bolsonaro is running second in polls ahead of the election, trailing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.