Brazil: Police fire tear gas at Bolsonaro supporters in roadblock
Source: BBC
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Brazilian police have fired tear gas at supporters of President Bolsonaro who were taking part in a roadblock.
Followers Jair Bolsonaro have been protesting after he lost the election to his left-wing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Lula received 50.9% of votes, while Bolsonaro got 49.1%.
Police said they have already cleared more than 300 roadblocks taking place across of a number of states.
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We never have heard the last of these dirtbags. They probably rise from "the dead", too, to get back to power. At that point, they are only probably slightly more vile than before.
Bolsonaro lost the race by a thin margin, garnering 49.1% of the vote to da Silva's 50.9%.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
PUBLISHED: November 1, 2022 at 10:38 a.m. | UPDATED: November 1, 2022 at 10:50 a.m.
By Diane Jeantet and Carla Bridi
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the federal highway police to immediately clear hundreds of roads across the country blocked by truck drivers protesting President Jair Bolsonaro’s loss in the Oct. 30 election.
A majority of the court’s justices backed the decision, which accuses the highway police of “omission and inertia.” Failure to comply will mean its director can be fined up to 100,000 reais (more than $19,000) per hour, be removed from his duties and even face arrest. Federal prosecutors in Sao Paulo and Goias states said they had opened investigations into the blockades.
. . .
In Sao Paulo — Brazil’s most populous state and largest economy — traffic jams around the international airport led to dozens of flight cancellations, with videos on social media showing travelers rolling their suitcases along the highway in the dark trying to catch their flights. The highways had been cleared by Tuesday morning, but airport officials said access remained difficult as traffic was still backed up.
At another road block in Sao Paulo state, protesters set tires on fire. Several demonstrators were wrapped in the Brazilian flag, which has been co-opted by the nation’s conservative movement for demonstrations. Huge lines of cars could be seen snaking along the highway.
More:
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/01/brazil-court-orders-pro-bolsonaro-roadblocks-cleared/