Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered police to remove scores of roadblocks set up by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro to protest 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 Inacio Lula da Silva in a run-off election on Sunday. The police said another 192 roadblocks had been cleared.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes called on the PRF to remove
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