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Pro-Bolsonaro truck drivers threaten new road blockades in Brazil

Six federal highways blocked on Friday as far-right president has still not conceded defeat in last month’s runoff election

Protesters in Brazil have blocked roads again and lorry drivers threatened to strike in what could be a new wave of support for the outgoing president, Jair Bolsonaro.

Six federal highways were blocked on Friday morning although two were cleared by early afternoon, the federal highway police said in its first bulletin on road closures since 9 November when the first wave of post-election protests dissipated.

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