By Ana Mano<\/p>\n
SAO PAULO, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Truckers and other demonstrators protesting the electoral defeat of President Jair Bolsonaro are hampering the transport of corn in Mato Grasso state, the heart of Brazil’s farm country, two farmers said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Mato Grosso highway police reported 11 demonstrations on Monday morning, with roads blocked or partially blocked on four federal highways near farmers and grain processing facilities.<\/p>\n
Brazil’s top public prosecutor authorized the governor eVDeN eve NAKliyat<\/a> of Mato Grosso to mobilize police to clear highways of protesters.<\/p>\n The protests have hampered transport of some corn from farmers to ports and storage facilities, but the quantities could not be determined.The slowdown could have knock-on effects as warehouses need to be emptied ahead of a January soy harvest.<\/p>\n “It’s actually a race against time. Clean the corn warehouses so you can start reaping soybeans,” Mato Grasso farmer Evandro Lermen told Reuters.<\/p>\n The blockades are also delaying deliveries of farm inputs needed for eVden eVE nAKLiyat<\/a> planting of Brazil’s second corn crop early next year, he added.<\/p>\n While farmer Cayron Giacomelli supports the protesters’ cause, he said the blockades have prevented<\/a> him from moving his corn, and he will not receive payment until he delivers it.<\/p>\n “We give full support to protesters, but we are being harmed,” Giacomelli said.<\/p>\n Demonstrations by truckers and other Bolsonaro supporters started after leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the Oct.30 election. He takes office on Jan. In case you liked this information along with you would want to be given more info regarding EvDEn EvE nakLiyAT<\/a> generously stop by our own web-site. 1.<\/p>\n Brazil’s farmers have been a key constituency for Bolsonaro, but not all back continued demonstrations.<\/p>\n