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WORLD NEWS Thursday 3 November 2022
Bolsonaro supporters call on military to keep him in

power

By DIANE JEANTET and
MAURICIO SAVARESE
Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —
Thousands of President
Jair Bolsonaro's support-
ers called on the military
Wednesday to keep the
far-right leader in power,
even as his administration
signaled a willingess to
hand over the reins to left-
ist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva.
The president's defenders
gathered in the rain outside
the Eastern Military Com-
mand in Rio de Janeiro,
one of the army's eight re-
gional headquarters, many
of them raising clenched
fists in the air as they bran- Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro protest his defeat in the presidential runoff election, in
dished Brazil's green-yel- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Thousands of supporters called on the military
low-and-blue flags and Wednesday to keep the far-right leader in power, even as his administration signaled a willingness
sang the national anthem. to hand over the reins to his rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Some chanted, "Armed
forces, save Brazil!" and recommendation from the lent in the month since the aro has lost an election in
"United, the people will Brazilian Supreme Court first round of the election, his 34-year political career.
never be defeated!" that Bolsonaro accept the a sign it is likely distancing In a speech at the presi-
Meanwhile, truck drivers results of Sunday's election. itself from the ex-army cap- dential residence lasting
who for days have main- Cabinet members, gover- tain, experts told The Asso- less than two minutes on
tained roadblocks across nors-elect and evangelical ciated Press. Tuesday, he stopped short
the country to protest Bol- leaders who have been Bolsonaro lost to da Silva in of conceding to da Silva,
sonaro's defeat were still strident supporters of Bolso- a nail-biting contest, gar- but said he would continue
out in force, despite a Su- naro are now offering over- nering 49.1% of the vote to to obey the constitution.
preme Court order to dis- tures to the incoming leftist da Silva's 50.9%. He also encouraged pro-
mantle them. government. It was the tightest presiden- tests by his supporters, as
The protests came amid The military has taken on tial race since Brazil's return long as they remained
international recognition an ample role under Bolso- to democracy in 1985, and peaceful. q
of da Silva's victory and a naro, but has remained si- marks the first time Bolson-

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2

years

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME ordinated disarmament." restoration of services to gion and "unhindered ac-
and CARA ANNA Associ- Other key points included the long cut-off Tigray re- cess to humanitarian sup-
ated Press plies."
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) The war in Africa's second-
— Ethiopia's warring sides most populous country,
agreed Wednesday to a which marks two years on
permanent cessation of Friday, has seen abuses
hostilities in a 2-year con- documented on either
flict whose victims could be side, with millions of people
counted in the hundreds of displaced.
thousands, but enormous "The level of destruction is
challenges lie ahead, in- immense," the lead nego-
cluding getting all parties tiator for Ethiopia's govern-
to lay down arms or with- ment, Redwan Hussein,
draw. Lead negotiator for Ethiopia’s government, Redwan Hussein, said. Lead Tigray nego-
African Union envoy Oluse- left, shakes hands with lead Tigray negotiator Getachew Reda, tiator Getachew Reda ex-
gun Obasanjo, in the first as Kenya's former president, Uhuru Kenyatta looks on, after the pressed a similar sentiment
peace talks in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.
briefing on the peace talks Ethiopia’s warring sides have formally agreed to a permanent and noted that "painful
in South Africa, said Ethio- cessation of hostilities, an African Union special envoy said concessions" had been
pia's government and Ti- Wednesday, after a 2-year conflict whose victims could be made. Exhausted Ethiopi-
gray authorities agreed on counted in the hundreds of thousands. ans then watched them
"orderly, smooth and co- Associated Press shake hands.q