Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ended his post-election silence on Friday, addressing his supporters at the gates of the presidential residence after staying silent for almost 40 days after his election loss.

Some of his supporters have called for a military coup to stop President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office. Bolsonaro was ambiguous in his comments and did not endorse their call for a military intervention but said the Armed Forces would respect the Constitution.