Members of the Parana State Military Police and Federal Highway Police stand on a road as supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, mainly truck drivers, block a highway during a protest over Bolsonaro's defeat in the presidential run-off election, in Curitiba, in the state of Parana, Brazil November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian authorities said on Wednesday they are making headway in their efforts to clear blockades set up across the country by truckers to protest President Jair Bolsonaro's narrow loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an Oct. 30 runoff election.
Brazil's Federal Highway Police (PRF) said protesters were blocking highways partially or fully in 156 locations as of Wednesday morning, down from around 190 the previous night. The blockades began Sunday night after polls closed in Brazil.
