Brazil election: Bolsonaro supporters block roads after poll defeat

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Brazil election: Bolsonaro supporters block roads after poll defeat- PublishedBrazilian lorry drivers who support outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads across the country, after his poll defeat to leftist rival Lula.There are concerns that the outgoing president could complicate the two-month transition period before Lula (full name Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva), a former president, is due to be sworn in on 1 January 2023.Pro-Bolsonaro lorry drivers started setting up roadblocks across the vast country soon after the election results were announced.The following morning, a presidential adviser and Mr Bolsonaro's vice-presidential running mate were seen arriving at the presidential palace in Brasilia, but it is not clear if he met people close to him and what was said.In his victory speech soon after the results were made public, Lula, 77, touched on the political rift running through Brazil which further deepened during a bitterly fought and often acrimonious election campaign."

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