Far-right president remains silent as supporters protest against his election defeat by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brazil’s supreme court has ordered police to remove scores of roadblocks set up by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro to protest against his defeat in the presidential election, while the far-right leader remained silent on the result.
The federal highway police (PRF) said truckers were blocking highways at 271 points, partially or fully, as part of protests that have spread to 23 of Brazil’s 26 states in the wake of Bolsonaro’s loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a runoff election on Sunday. The police said another 192 roadblocks had been cleared.
