Brazil's top court orders removal of roadblocks by Bolsonaro supporters
Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered the removal of roadblocks set up by the supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who is yet to concede defeat in the presidential election.
Truckers and other protesters on Tuesday blocked highways for a second day in support of Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential run-off on Sunday with only 1.8 percentage points to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Access was blocked as a result to a key grains-exporting port, and the country's largest airport was shut off, affecting the transportation of food and fuel.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday called on the Federal Highway Police to remove the blockades.
The highway police said there were 267 road blockages in place across the country. The police force said another 192 roadblocks had been cleared on Tuesday.
"It's a complex operation, involving more than 75,000 kilometers (46,500 miles) of federal highways," the police said.
Thirty six hours into the announcement of the official results, Bolsonaro has made no public remarks so far. His allies have already accepted his defeat.
Communications Minister Fabio Faria told Reuters on Tuesday that Bolsonaro would not contest his defeat and would address the nation later in the day.
Silas Malafaia, a prominent televangelist who was one of Bolsonaro's most vocal cheerleaders, said in a tweet, "The sovereign will of the people has established itself."
The newly-elected pro-Bolsonaro governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, also recognized Lula's win, saying, "The election result is sovereign."
Bolsonaro narrowly lost the run-off with 49.1 percent of the vote compared with Lula's 50.9 percent.
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