MADRID, 1 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The governors of several states in Brazil have decided to mobilize the Military Police, which reports directly to the regions, in the face of apparent federal inaction to remove roadblocks imposed by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro after the defeat of the far-right politician in the elections of the Sunday.
A judge of the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, has endorsed that the state security forces can be deployed to collaborate in the tasks that, theoretically, correspond to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), which depends on the central government.
Shortly after this permit was made known, there have been messages from governors who have chosen to take action on their own. The governor of Sao Paulo, Rodrigo Garcia, has branded the blockade “inadmissible”, while the main person in charge of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro, has called for “respecting the results of the polls,” reports the G1 portal.
The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, has also spoken in the same vein: “I have already asked our security forces to adopt the necessary measures to clear any road or highway that is blocked by the demonstrations.”
The protests have been taking place since former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Sunday’s elections, without the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, having yet spoken out to acknowledge the defeat or at least urge his followers to respect democratic channels.
