And the Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres, posted on the social networking site Twitter, that 158 blocks were recorded this morning and that this number is “decreasing”.
The Federal Highway Police, in turn, reported that 834 roadblocks, between partial and total, have been controlled across the country since the start of the demonstrations on Sunday evening, and that the number of affected states decreased from 15 to 12.
Protests are taking place against the victory of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who on Sunday defeated Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of elections and will take office on January 1, 2023.
In a video posted on social media, Bolsonaro called for the “right to come and go” by releasing the highways and thus preserving the “legitimacy” of the movement supporting him, even though “Bolsonarists” are calling for military intervention in order to reverse the outcome of voting machines, which is An order that is illegal under the Brazilian Constitution.
Jair Bolsonaro has avoided criticizing other protests, such as the one on Wednesday at the gates of dozens of barracks across the country in which his supporters also called for “military intervention” to prevent Lula da Silva from taking office.
The Brazilian president ignored the demands of his supporters and defended the rallies, describing them as “part of the democratic game”.
The truckers’ movement lost steam after Jair Bolsonaro conceded defeat on Tuesday, after 44 hours of silence, and decided to start the transfer process with Lula da Silva team scheduled for today.
With 100% of the votes counted, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva won Sunday’s presidential election by a slim margin, taking 50.9% of the vote, compared to 49.1% for Jair Bolsonaro, who was seeking a new four-year term.
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