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UPDATED 12:40 PM PT – Monday, November 7, 2022
Protesters supporting President Jair Bolsonaro have taken to the streets of Brazil to demand that armed forces intervene and reject the electoral victory of President-elect Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva.
On Sunday, groups waved the nation’s yellow-and-green flags while chanting slogans such as “SOS Armed Forces.”
#BRAZIL: Massive crowd this Sunday around the Southeastern Military Command in Sao Paulo. The intensity of protests in Brazil keep its strength a week after the election results. A general strike is scheduled to take place on Monday. #BrazilianSpring pic.twitter.com/5kWoFkhn8W
— Direto da América (@DiretoDaAmerica) November 7, 2022
The demonstrations came after Bolsonaro urged his supporters to lift roadblocks. He said the roadblocks are preventing people from coming and going which is turn will hurt the economy.
Many people in the country are up in arms about the election results that came in last week, sparking protests from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia.
