RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of revelers descended on the boardwalk in Copacabana for Rio de Janeiro’s annual Pride parade on Sunday, with many celebrating the previous day’s preemptive jailing of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro who is notorious for homophobic remarks.

Demonstrators addressing crowds from trucks shouted: “He’s in prison!” and “Out with Bolsonaro!” to raucous cheers from rainbow-clad members of the LGBTQ+ community, who were a frequent target of the embattled far-right politician throughout his career.

“It’s very gratifying,” said Emy Mateus Santos, a 25-year-old arts, theater and dance professor who was wearing a T-shirt with the colors of the Brazilian flag, a symbol that has frequently been used by Bolsonaro supporters.

“It shows that fighting hate is wor

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