Thousands of supporters of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated Wednesday and called on the army to intervene to prevent the ousted President Lula da Silva from taking power, in conjunction with the continued closure of roads in large parts of the country.
Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters gathered in front of the southeastern military headquarters in Sao Paulo, chanting "immediately federal intervention" and "civilian resistance", AFP reported.
Thousands also demonstrated in front of the army headquarters in the capital, Brasilia, and another demonstration took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, during which the protesters also demanded the intervention of the army, chanting slogans such as "If not for you, thief, you are in prison," according to video clips published by Brazilian media.
Demonstrators in support of the right-wing president continued to block and block roads in more than half of the states of Brazil, but on a smaller scale than the previous day.
On Tuesday, outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro spoke for the first time from the announcement of the results of the presidential election, which he lost to the mother of the left-wing candidate Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro did not admit his loss, but pledged to respect the constitution, while his aides announced that he had given the green light to transfer power to his successor.
"popular movement"
Bolsonaro commented on the demonstrations supporting him as a "popular movement", saying protesters should avoid destroying property or "impairing the right to movement".
Before the vote, the right-wing president raised doubts about his acceptance of the results if he lost to his leftist rival, especially as he questioned the electoral system.
President-elect da Silva had earlier called for unity and peace in the country, saying that he would be president of all Brazilians, who number nearly 216 million.