Brazilian court orders roadblocks cleared; Bolsonaro silent on election loss - Reuters Canada

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court connected Tuesday ordered constabulary to region scores of roadblocks acceptable up by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro to protestation his decision successful the statesmanlike election, portion the far-right person remained soundless connected the result.

Thousands of pro-Bolsonaro trucker drivers blocked highways crossed Brazil connected Monday defying the predetermination effect that gave triumph to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The protestation was starting to impact the economy.

The Brazilian supermarkets lobby reported proviso problems and appealed to Bolsonaro to resoluteness the concern earlier store shelves statesman to empty.

Bolsonaro has fixed nary nationalist absorption to the predetermination result. Communications Minister Fabio Faria told Reuters that Bolsonaro was expected to talk astir his decision by Tuesday, though it was not wide whether the incumbent would judge Lula's victory.

Truckers - who person benefited from Bolsonaro lowering diesel costs - are 1 of the president's cardinal constituencies, and they person been known to disrupt Brazil's system erstwhile they unopen down highways.

Although Bolsonaro has remained soundless connected his predetermination loss, his governmental allies and associates person already begun to found interaction with the Lula campy to sermon a transition. Some person publically declared that the Bolsonaro authorities should respect the predetermination result.

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The highways blocked by Bolsonaro supporters included cardinal roads utilized to determination grains from workplace states to ports, arsenic good arsenic a large roadworthy linking the 2 largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

The main entree roadworthy to Sao Paulo's Guarulhos planetary airport, the busiest successful the country, was temporarily blocked by dozens of demonstrators and 25 flights were canceled, the airdrome said. But Governor Rodrigo Garcia said the road was reopened connected Tuesday morning. He announced dense hourly fines against anyone blocking roads.

"We honorable Brazilians are against the instrumentality of that pack that looted authorities coffers," said motortruck operator Vando Soares, opposed to the instrumentality to bureau of Lula, whose 2003-2010 presidency was marked by wide corruption.

"We are not moving until that bandit is stopped from assuming arsenic president," helium said.

Another demonstrator, Naiele Souza, said she thought Bolsonaro was waiting to spot however the demonstrations went earlier addressing the nation.

Lula's triumph represents a stunning comeback for the 77-year-old erstwhile metalworker, who governed Brazil from 2003 to 2010 but past spent clip successful situation for corruption convictions that were aboriginal annulled.

Lula has vowed to overturn galore of Bolsonaro's policies, including pro-gun measures and anemic extortion of the Amazon rainforest.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes called connected the Federal Highway Police (PRF) to region each the trucker blockades.

Some truckers posted videos calling for a subject coup to halt Lula from taking office.

The PRF said truckers were blocking highways partially oregon afloat successful much than 200 locations, arsenic portion of protests that person dispersed to 21 of Brazil's 27 states. They said different 192 roadblocks had been cleared.

Reporting by Brian Ellsworh successful Sao Paulo, Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle successful Brasilia; Editing by Paul Simao and Alistair Bell

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