Brazilian truckers' Bolsonaro sympathy strike fizzles out

FILE PHOTO: Truckers attend a protest on the BR-101 highway in support of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in Osorio, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, September 9, 2021. REUTERS/Diego Vara

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A protest by Brazilian truckers loyal to President Jair Bolsonaro had largely fizzled out on Friday, a relief for industries that feared supply shortages.

Brazil's infrastructure minister said in a statement early Friday that there were protests along highways in three states - Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Rondonia - but no roads were blocked. That compared with 16 states that had registered highway protests earlier in the week.