Truckers who support Brazil's outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro escalated their protests on Monday, blocking roads throughout the country in actions that could affect exports in one of the world's top food producers and cause wider economic chaos.


Bolsonaro lost Sunday's election to leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but has yet to concede defeat. He will not publicly address his defeat until Tuesday, a cabinet minister said on Monday evening, amid doubts over whether the far-right nationalist will accept Lula's victory.


Video footage showed some truckers at roadblocks calling for a military coup to prevent Lula becoming president, as protests spread from Mato Grosso and Santa Catarina to Parana, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias and Bahia.



In Brasilia, police shut off traffic access to the central government esplanade on a tip that Bolsonaro supporters were planning to occupy the square in front of the Supreme Court, which they consider has acted to favor Lula.


Brazil's federal highway police said 321 protests had partially or fully blocked roads in 26 states. Truckers - who have benefited from Bolsonaro policies such as lowering diesel costs - are one of the president's key constituencies, and they have been known to disrupt Brazil's economy when they shut down highways.


The highest number of blockades was in Santa Catarina, a state where Bolsonaro has a massive support base, and Mato Grosso do Sul, an important grain-growing and cattle state, according to the highway police national branch.

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They are refusing to accept defeat.

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They should take their loss in good fate.

Freestainworld:
They should take their loss in good fate.

Abi o, when PT lost in 2018 they did not make noise instead they went back to the drawing board.

He and his supporters are just as radical as their mentors in America. Low budget Trump is finding it hard to take the loss just the way Trump did too.

walkbrazil4k:


Abi o, when PT lost in 2018 they did not make noise instead they went back to the drawing board.

They are mad, many of my Brazilians friends are happy.

seunny4lif:

They are mad, many of my Brazilians friends are happy.

Faithful007:
He and his supporters are just as radical as their mentors in America. Low budget Trump is finding it hard to take the loss just the way Trump did too.

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