Brazil's Bolsonaro urges protesters to lift road blockades

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time on Wednesday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades as demonstrations are restricting people's right to come and go and bringing losses to the economy. Protests erupted on Sunday after Bolsonaro's narrow loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an Oct. 30 runoff presidential election. In a video posted on social media, Bolsonaro said he understood people's frustration at the result of the election. Although smaller than in previous days, the protests are still likely disrupting fuel distribution, industrial activity, food deliveries to supermarkets and shipments of grains to ports. Abear, a trade group which represents Brazilian airlines, warned that the jet fuel supplies may be compromised.<br/>