onthedarkside Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Rio de Janeiro — Truckers and other protesters on Tuesday blocked highways for a second day in support of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has yet to accept his election loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The country's Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported more than 250 total or partial blockages in at least 23 of Brazil's 27 states. On Monday night, protests blocked roads outside Sao Paulo's Guarulhos airport, the country's main international hub, and several flights were cancelled, local media reported. These protests have since been dispersed. (more) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-election-results-2022-protest-lula-bolsonaro-road-blocks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted November 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2022 Right wing president refusing to accept he lost…sounds all so familiar somehow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Bluespunk said: Right wing president refusing to accept he lost…sounds all so familiar somehow. Similar fascist patterns 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Monkey see, monkey do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 ...and so it begins. MAGA 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why Me Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The only good thing about Brazil is Glenn Greenwald lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 21 minutes ago, Credo said: ...and so it begins. MAGA 2.0 They aren't the only two but Brazil is an important country. Trump endorsed Bolsonaro BTW, which was no surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 Bolsonaro doesn’t concede loss to Lula but allows transition to begin RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday broke two days of silence after his election loss to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with an ambiguous pledge to follow the constitution without acknowledging the victor or conceding defeat as his supporters staged protests across the country aimed at bringing Latin America’s largest nation to a halt. The right-wing incumbent, who had remained out of view for 45 hours after the race was called Sunday night for Lula, spoke for less than two minutes Tuesday afternoon at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, thanking his voters and describing the blockading of highways throughout Brazil as rightful expression of “indignation and a sense of injustice.” ... He left it to his chief of staff, Ciro Nogueira, to say he had authorized a transition to Lula. (more) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/01/brazil-bolsonaro-election/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 3 hours ago, onthedarkside said: thanking his voters and describing the blockading of highways throughout Brazil If you believe for one minute that the blockade is a grass roots action . . . 20 years ago Lula emerged as Brazil's Mandela, so to speak: he was the first president to come out of the working class. The locals were impressed that at his inaugural celebration the food was "down home" dishes, as opposed to imported fancy foods. And as in S. Africa, his successor was unimpressive (IMO). I don't feel good about the future of that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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