ABSTRACT:
- Moraes releases PM to unblock roads, fine and arrest
- Public Ministry of São Paulo (MP-SP) considers that there is a criminal organization behind the roadblocks and is working to investigate the case
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Children are taken to the highways by Bolsonarists in protest over the elections
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PRFs report difficulties and see resistance from colleagues in actions to unblock highways
To the BBC, federal highway police officers who preferred not to be identified describe actions aimed at clearing the roads.
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“Depending on the public on the other side of the road, the treatment [by the police] is different,” says one of them, who defends the use of force after blocking highways for 48 hours.
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How did protesters on the roads see Bolsonaro's statement?
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PRF requests reinforcement from the National Force and PF aircraft to clear blocked roads
The agency requested support from the National Security Force and Federal Police aircraft to ensure the release of roads that are illegally blocked in the country.
The general director of the PRF, Silvinei Vasques, informed the Federal Supreme Court (STF) this Tuesday (1) that he requested reinforcements. The details of the joint action will still be defined during a meeting between the PRF and the Ministry of Justice. (G1)
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SP City Hall allows tanker trucks to circulate 24 hours a day until the demonstrations end
The Municipal Department of Mobility and Traffic of São Paulo allowed the circulation of tanker trucks transporting fuel in the capital of São Paulo throughout the day until the end of the anti-democratic demonstrations that have been blocking the country's roads and highways since last Sunday.
The objective is to avoid the risk of fuel shortages.
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Bolsonaro arrives at the STF and meets with Court ministers
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The president Bolsonaro recently arrived at the Federal Supreme Court and will meet with eight of the Court's 11 ministers. Earlier, he invited them to go to Palácio da Alvorada, but the magistrates understood that it would be better for the meeting to take place only after the head of the Executive expressed his opinion on the results of the elections, which only occurred on Tuesday afternoon ( 1).
The conversation will take place with the president of the Court, Rosa Weber, and ministers Luís Roberto Barroso, Gilmar Mendes, Luiz Fux, Edson Fachin, Nunes Marques, André Mendonça and Alexandre de Moraes. The others, Cármen Lúcia, Ricardo Lewandowski and Dias Toffoli, are in other commitments. (Estadão)
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PRF requests reinforcement from the National Force and PF aircraft to clear blocked roads
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The Federal Highway Police (PRF) requested the support of the National Security Force and Federal Police aircraft to ensure the release of roads that are illegally blocked in the country.
The general director of the PRF, Silvinei Vasques, informed the Federal Supreme Court (STF) this Tuesday (1) that he requested reinforcements. The details of the joint action will still be defined during a meeting between the PRF and the Ministry of Justice. (G1)
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National Front of Mayors defends 'freedom of movement' and 'democracy'
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In a note released this Tuesday afternoon (1st), the National Front of Mayors (FNP) advised that leaders of medium and large cities “must determine, within the scope of their duties, the maintenance of the constitutional right to come and go”.
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After Bolsonaro's speech, STF release note:
“The Federal Supreme Court emphasizes the importance of the President of the Republic’s statement in guaranteeing the right to come and go in relation to blockades and, when determining the beginning of the transition, recognizing the final result of the elections”.
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Shortages
At gas stations in the South and Central-West regions, blockages are already causing occasional fuel shortages, according to entities that represent retailers in the sector. The National Federation of Fuel and Lubricant Commerce (Fecombustíveis) says this is shortages punctual and denies the imminent risk of a nationwide crisis.
“What is catching our attention is a part of the state of São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Goiás. These regions are home to blockages that are affecting road transport of fuel”, says the president of Fecombustíveis, James Thorp.
In the Central-West, there are problems in the Federal District and Goiânia. According to the president of Sindicombustíveis-DF, Paulo Tavares, the total or partial blocking of the access roads to Brasília already harms trucks that transport the anhydrous ethanol, an input that accounts for 27% of the regular gasoline mixture. For this reason, distributors have imposed, since Monday night, daily quotas for fuel delivery by resellers.
“We believe that stocks can last for up to 7 days, but it is necessary to confirm with the distributors. Stations in the surrounding area (DF), which receive fuel from Goiânia, are already out of product due to the blockades”, informed Tavares in a note.
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Government leader in the Chamber asks for the unblocking of the highway in his city
Federal deputy Ricardo Barros (PP) published a video after Bolsonaro's first statement after the elections asking protesters who “are blocking the highway in Maringá at post G10” to stop blocking passage on the road.
“Free up the highway and let’s get on with our lives because in 4 years we have an election again,” said Barros.
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More obstructions
A Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported that the points of locks e closures (where passages are partially normal) on the country's highways rose from 206, at 14:27 pm to 235, at 16:22 pm. There are occurrences in 20 States and in the Federal District.
They are: Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Federal District, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Roraima, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Sul , Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Tocantins.
Investigation into protest organizers
Gaeco (Group for Special Action and Repression of Organized Crime) will work in the investigation of roadblocks in the State of São Paulo carried out by pro-Bolsonaro protesters, said this Tuesday (1), the state Attorney General, Mauro Sarrubbo. The Public Ministry of São Paulo (MP-SP) considers that the demonstrations are related to the activities of a “criminal organization” that attacks democracy in the country.
“In the view of the Public Ministry, this is a criminal organization that is attacking the Democratic Rule of Law in Brazil“, stated Sarrubbo during a press conference held alongside governor Rodrigo Garcia (PSDB). According to him, the MP works with the State Public Security Secretariat to coordinate actions.
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Augusto Aras (PGR) responds to pressure on the situation on highways
After being charged and accused of inaction by more than 200 deputy prosecutors in the face of roadblocks, the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), Augusto Aras, will meet at 17 pm this Tuesday (01) with all the heads of the Public Ministries of the states Brazilians.
Representatives of state MPs were already working together without the prosecutor to provide necessary answers about unblocking actions that are being carried out on roads across the country. (Globonews)
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Aeroportos
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'Truckers become hostages of armed Bolsonaro groups', says National Confederation of Transport and Logistics Workers
In a note this Tuesday (01), the Confederation reinforced that “there is no truck driver strike” behind the protests blocking highways in several Brazilian states. According to the entity, those responsible for the roadblocks that have occurred on the roads since Monday (31) are “armed Bolsonaro groups”.
“Truck drivers are being held hostage and victims of these groups, who are armed, make threats and prevent them from speaking to the press. This is extremely serious!”, states the note.
The CNTTL asks Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and competent authorities, that law and order be reestablished with effective measures”.
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Blockades by Bolsonaro supporters on highways threaten the transport of oxygen to hospitals
This Tuesday (01), the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (Abiquim) reported that protests on the roads are putting at risk the transport of medicinal liquid oxygen, destined for clinics and hospitals and essential for preserving the lives of patients in crisis. respiratory or in critical condition in ICUs and CTIs.
According to the association, for products essential to the lives of Brazilians to arrive, “it is necessary to urgently release circulation without blockages in the country”.
Risks of loss in vaccine production
In the morning, the Butantan Institute also had to ask for help from the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) to avoid losses in transporting a load of 520 new eggs used for the production of vaccines against H3N2. The face had been blocked near Jundiaí (SP), and 1,5 million doses would have been lost if it had not reached the laboratory by the end of the morning. (FSP)
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In a statement, the PRF union criticizes Bolsonaro's silence.
“The result of the 2022 elections expresses the will of the majority of the population and must be respected. The stance of the current President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, in maintaining silence and not recognizing the results of the polls ends up making it difficult to pacify the country, encouraging some of his followers to adopt blockades on Brazilian roads”, says an excerpt from the note.
PUBLIC NOTE – The role of the PRFs in unblocking federal highways
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End of the PRF press conference
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According to the PRF, “the strategy cannot be 100% disclosed, as it involves sensitive data”, and they are “working to return [to normality] as soon as possible, using all of the PRF’s efforts”.
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The Federal Highway Police board said in a press conference this Tuesday that “Any misconduct by an agent in the field will be evaluated by the PRF internal affairs department.”
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PRF counters criticism and says that “at no point was it passive”, that “there will be no type of omission from the PRF” and that “after the election, the PRF sought to anticipate as much as possible, but the crisis escalated very quickly”.
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SP: riot police arrive to clear Castello Branco highway
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At the press conference, the PRF states that “it acts in compliance with the law, it does not support illegality. Police support cases – whose videos are circulating on the internet – are already being investigated by the institution.
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The Federal Highway Police called a press conference, which began at 11:40 am this Tuesday, without the presence of the Director of the PRF, who is in a meeting with the Minister of Justice.
According to the PRF, “From the beginning, the PRF has already been acting to ensure the fluidity of traffic”.
Updated data on closures: 267 active points, more than 200 have already been unblocked. And “Since the 30th, at 21 pm, we have had 306 unblockings”, says the PRF's director of operations.
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The re-elected governor of Maranhão, Carlos Brandão, reported that the entrance to São Luís was unblocked last night and that other roads in the state were opened early in the morning. “We continue to follow anti-democratic demonstrations in Maranhão,” he said on Twitter.
The Homeless Workers Movement instructed activists to take to the streets to unblock roads.
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The São Paulo Military Police reported, at 10:45 am this Tuesday, that 20 highways in the state are completely blocked. According to the corporation, 78 roads are partially closed and 42 have been reopened.
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The Brazilian Association of Airlines warns that the truck drivers' strike could lead to cancellation and delay of flights during this All Souls' holiday.
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According to information from the Military Police of Paraná, early this morning, almost all blocking points had already been closed in the state.
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PRF informs that 288 demonstrations have already been broken up on the country's highways. Images on Twitter show police action on BR-116, in Rio Grande do Sul.
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The Homeless Workers Movement (MTST) will send thousands of activists to roads blocked by Bolsonarists to remove the barricades that prevent cars from passing, according to columnist Mônica Bergamo, from Folha. “We hope to be as well received by the security forces as the Bolsonaristas are being”, says the MTST.
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The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (Novo), published a story on Instagram defending the immediate opening of federal roads in the state.
“Já solicitei às nossas Forças de Segurança que tome as medidas necessárias para desobstruir qualquer via ou estrada que esteja interditada pelas manifestações. A eleição acabou e agora temos que assegurar o direito de todos de ir e vir, e também que as mercadorias cheguem onde for preciso (…). Vamos cumprir a lei”.
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The governor of São Paulo Rodrigo Garcia (PSDB) stated that there are around 90 points of Bolsonaro demonstrations on roads in the state, 40 of which have already been cleared.
Garcia stated that he set up a crisis office with the participation of the police and the Public Ministry on Monday and that force may be used to comply with the Federal Supreme Court's determination to unblock any road.
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Access to Guarulhos International Airport was released, but 25 flights were canceled due to the demonstration that closed access to the airport.
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- Blockades on different roads across the country continued this Tuesday, 1st, even after the Federal Supreme Court (STF) ordered the roads to be freed up. Motivated by the victory of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) at the polls, protesters closed highways and called for the acts to continue to “prevent communism from coming to power”. This morning, the Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported that there are 183 closure points and 87 roadblocks in 22 states and the Federal District. According to the corporation, 192 points were released across the country.
- Businessman Osmar Alceu Wichocki, owner of a supermarket chain in Mato Grosso, died this Monday in an accident that occurred at a point blocked by pro-Jair Bolsonaro (PL) protesters, on BR-364, in Trevo do Lagarto , in Várzea Grande, metropolitan region of Cuiabá. Osmar was driving a truck and would not have seen a trailer stopped at the blockade. It was night and it was raining. He was trapped in the wreckage after the accident and was removed by firefighters, but he was already dead.
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