Brazilian President Bolsonaro Urges Protesters to Lift Road Blockades

Members of the Parana State Military Police and Federal Highway Police stand on a road as supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro block a highway during a protest over the presidential run-off election result, in Curitiba, in the state of Parana, Brazil, on Nov. 1, 2022. Rodolfo Buhrer/Reuters

SAO PAULO—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades.

Protests erupted on Sunday after the election authority declared Bolsonaro’s narrow loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an Oct. 30 runoff presidential election.