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Road Blockade by Truck Drivers That Started on Sunday Night, After the Election Results, and Continues Today, Retains About 520 Thousand Eggs Used in the Production of Flu Vaccines
A load of approximately 520 thousand eggs used to produce flu vaccines, developed by the Butantan Institute, is being held at the blockade by truck drivers near Jundiaí, in the interior of São Paulo.
According to information from the Butantan Institute, if the products do not reach the institution by the end of the morning today (1st), the vaccine production process could be impacted, causing a loss of 1.5 million doses of the influenza virus vaccine.
The Butantan Institute provides 80 million doses of flu vaccine to the Ministry of Health each year. The doses will be used in the immunization of Brazilians, preventing severe cases of the disease, especially among the elderly and children.
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Supreme Court Decision on Road Blockades by Truck Drivers
The Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes authorized, on the morning of this Tuesday, the action of police agents to operate on state and federal highways to immediately clear the roads and prevent vehicle passage difficulties.
The minister of the Supreme Court also authorized the Military Police to identify trucks used for roadblockades, so that a fine of R$ 100 thousand per hour can be imposed, as well as arrests in flagrant offenses.
Beginning of Road Blockades
The protests by truck drivers in support of the current government began on Sunday, the 30th, after the election results showed victory for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), with 50.9% of valid votes, against 49.1% of the current president Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
In the early hours of Monday, the 31st, truck drivers maintained the road blockades and closed both directions of the Presidente Dutra highway, which links São Paulo city to Rio de Janeiro.
By the morning of this Tuesday, the 1st, the Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported 270 occurrences on the roads, including 183 interdictions and 87 blockades, across 22 states and the Federal District.
Was There Fraud in the Ballots?
According to reports, the truck drivers blocking the roads contest the election results, suggesting electoral fraud, and some of them are calling for military intervention.
Since 1996, when electronic voting machines started to be implemented in Brazil, no case of electoral fraud has ever been proven. To support this fact, the TSE invited a record number of international observers and foreign authorities to contribute to the transparency of the Brazilian electoral system.
The head of the election observation mission sent by the Inter-American Union of Electoral Bodies (Uniore) to Brazil, Lorenzo Córdova, defended the Brazilian electoral system and dismissed the possibility of fraud.
