Jair Bolsonaro will speak about the elections on Tuesday, according to Brazilian Communications Minister

The Brazilian Minister of Communications, Fábio Faria, has said that the president and defeated candidate for re-election is expected to Jair Bolsonarorule on the outcome of the presidential election only on Tuesday.

“He should do it tomorrow, he has gone home to write the speech and tomorrow he should make the statement”he told Reuters, adding that he does not know what the content of the statement will be and that he is “very calm and serene”.

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There is still the possibility that Bolsonaro could speak about the defeat he suffered the day before against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday, according to what the acting president of the PP, the re-elected federal deputy Claudio Cajado, said earlier.

Until now, almost 24 hours after the defeat against Lula, the president has not recognized his opponent’s victory. He spent the day in private meetings at the Alvorada Palace and the Planalto Palace without speaking to the press or using social media.

UNLOCK ROADS

Faria also said that Bolsonaro is discussing with the country’s attorney general, Bruno Bianco, measures to guarantee the unblocking of highways in various Brazilian states.

“This is being dealt with directly with the AGU (General Advocacy of the Union), to try to resolve it with Bruno Bianco, the person responsible for this,” Faria said.

Truckers sympathetic to Bolsonaro have blocked highways in protest of his defeat.

Source: Elcomercio

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