Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro has asked his supporters to stand down after truck drivers blocked highways around the country to protest Sunday’s election result.
In a brief statement delivered on Twitter — only Bolsonaro’s second public address sine he lost the election — the outgoing president said protests were “legitimate” and “welcome,” but he urged supporters to clear the roadways so people could move freely.
For a second time, he did not explicitly concede defeat,…