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Highway Blockades in Brazil Snarl Transportation as Bolsonaro Supporters Refuse to Accept Election Results

Highway Blockades in Brazil Snarl Transportation as Bolsonaro Supporters Refuse to Accept Election Results
Incumbent Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro talks to supporters during a campaign rally and military display on Brazil's 200th Independence day at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, on Sept. 7, 2022. Wagner Meier/Getty Images
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Truckers are among supporters of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro who have blocked highways and other roads since the incumbent president lost a tight runoff election to left-wing opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 30.

Lines of semi-trucks have been parked shoulder to shoulder for days along stretches of highways, paralyzing transportation, while in other areas, smoking barricades made of burning tires criss-cross sections of roads in Brazil.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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