In a memo from the Military Police released by CNN Brazil, it is stated that “the park was preemptively isolated to prevent trucks from invading the area. The idea is to protect public bodies and maintain order.”
According to the local press, at least 19 states are experiencing road demonstrations to challenge Lula da Silva’s victory, a victory that protesters consider fake and that promises to stop the demonstrations only after Bolsonaro’s speech.
The head of the Workers’ Party, Gliese Hoffmann, blamed the Brazilian head of state and said Bolsonaro was leading “chaos in the country”.
“By ordering transportation businessmen and agricultural businessmen to close highways, with the political aim of discrediting elections and to be able to work for law and order. Concern for the country’s people and economy is zero. It is all about strength,” he wrote on Twitter.
The head of state and defeated candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, has not yet called Lula da Silva to congratulate him, nor has he made any public statements since Sunday’s election results were announced.
Bolsonaro met today in Palacio de Planalto with several ministers from his government, but so far he has not released any information about when he will talk about the presidential election.
With 100% of the votes counted, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva won Sunday’s presidential election by a slim margin, taking 50.9% of the vote, compared to 49.1% for Jair Bolsonaro, who was seeking a new four-year term.
Lula da Silva will take over the presidency of Brazil again on January 1, 2023 for a third term, having ruled the country between 2003 and 2010.
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