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The Communications Minister of BrazilFábio Faria, said on Monday that the president and defeated candidate for re-election is expected, Jair Bolsonarorule on the outcome of the presidential election on Tuesday.
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“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 collected.”
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Until now, almost 48 hours after the defeat against Lula da Silva, the president has not recognized his opponent’s victory. On Monday, 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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