Jair Bolsonaro has nonetheless not spoken publicly after shedding his bid for re-election.
The outgoing Brazilian president was overwhelmed by his veteran left-wing rival, Lula da Silva, recognized within the nation merely as “Lula”, within the run-off on Sunday.
But the normally outspoken right-winger has been uncharacteristically quiet, neither conceding defeat nor questioning the results of the closest contest since Brazil returned to democracy in 1985, which Lula received by 50.9% to 49.1%.
Mr Bolsonaro hasn’t even posted on any of his normally very lively social media accounts because the defeat.
It comes as Bolsonaro supporting truckers have blocked roads throughout the nation.
By Monday evening, the Federal Highway Police had reported 236 incidents throughout 18 of Brazil’s states.
Pictures confirmed lorries parked on the highway and burning tyres as some Bolsonaro supporters waved Brazilian flags, voicing their anger on the outcome.
Ricardo Barros, Mr Bolsonaro’s whip within the Lower House, mentioned that he was with the president on Monday and that he was “still deciding” whether or not to discuss the election’s outcomes.
Before the election, the outgoing president incessantly questioned the reliability of Brazil’s digital voting system, at one level claiming to have proof of fraud, although he offered no proof.
As lately as final month, he remarked that if he did not win within the election’s first spherical, one thing was “abnormal” – regardless that most polls confirmed him trailing.
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On Brazil’s independence day final yr, he informed a cheering crowd that solely God can take away him from workplace, then continued: “For all of us, there are only three alternatives, especially for me: arrested, dead or victorious. Tell the scoundrels I’ll never be arrested!”
Paulo Calmon, a political science professor on the University of Brasilia, mentioned: “He must have several plans for how to contest the results of the polls; the question is whether he has the political support to go ahead with these plans.
“He will not have the assist of Sao Paulo’s governor, of the Lower House, Senate, and he must face opposition from everybody.”
Mr Calmon added that Mr Bolsonaro had mentioned throughout an interview final month that he would settle for the outcome even when he misplaced, however that congratulating da Silva would harm his reputation amongst his most radical base.
The outcome was a large flip of fortune for Lula, who was final president from 2003-2010, and unable to run within the 2018 election Mr Bolsonaro received after being imprisoned for corruption.
“Today, the only winner is the Brazilian people,” the 77-year-old mentioned in a speech at a resort in downtown Sao Paulo.
“This isn’t a victory of mine or the Workers’ Party, nor the parties that supported me in the campaign. It’s the victory of a democratic movement that formed above political parties, personal interests and ideologies.”
Lula has promised to manipulate past his occasion saying he desires to herald centrists and even some right-leaning individuals who voted for him for the primary time.
However, he’s more likely to face strident opposition from extra conservative lawmakers within the more and more politically polarised atmosphere Brazil finds itself in.
His inauguration is scheduled to happen on New Year’s Day within the capital, Brasilia.
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