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<\/a> 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 of Mato Grosso to mobilize police to clear highways of protesters.<\/p>\n The protests have hampered transport of some corn from farmers<\/a> to ports and storage facilities, eN<\/a> 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 <\/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 kL<\/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 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.For those who have virtually any inquiries relating to where in addition to how you can utilize t<\/a>, yA<\/a> you’ll be able to email us in our own web-page. 30 election. He takes office on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n Brazil’s farmers have been a key constituency for Bolsonaro, but not all back continued demonstrations.<\/p>\n Global companies like Cargill, Bunge and Cofco operate in Mato Grosso.<\/p>\n