The 'truckerification' of global protests is going to be with us for a long time, with fat-tailed consequences. Insurgents copy insurgents, and it spreads.

“It’s been a fruitful first meeting,” Nicolas Maduro said in a news conference. Colombia's Petro added that the neighboring nations’ “brotherhood should have never been broken,” referring to his predecessor's effort to unseat Mr. Maduro. wsj.com/articles/colom… via The Wall Street Journal

Who's particularly pleased that President Petro met with Maduro in Caracas? Diosdado Cabello. He's now imagining future confabs with leftist leaders. “Imagine that, a summit with Petro, Lula, Maduro. That’s going to give hives to a lot of people.” wsj.com/articles/colom… via The Wall Street Journal

“The truckers out there want to show they that don’t back Lula…they have doubts that it was a fair result,” said Edson Elias Celestino, head of a truckers association in Brazil. wsj.com/articles/brazi… via The Wall Street Journal

As Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he'd respect constitution after losing to Lula, truckers nationwide were blocking highways in support of the rightwing leader. They're gonna be a challenge to Lula, should he do anything they don't like. wsj.com/articles/brazi… via The Wall Street Journal

Stepping aside and letting Lula take power without some Jan. 6-style uprising is smart. Nearly half of Brazilians support Bolsonaro, and voters put many of his allies into Congress and key statehouses. Bolsonaro & his allies have a future in Brazil. wsj.com/articles/brazi… The Wall Street Journal

He did not concede gracefully. However, in a razor thin loss, he did what Trump could not-he respected his country’s constitution.

He's got a sense of humor about it! And I actually like the purchasing power parity part of the proposal.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who hasn’t conceded his loss in Sunday’s runoff election to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will speak publicly Tuesday wsj.com/articles/brazi… via The Wall Street Journal

Brazil's Bolsonaro to accept election loss in speech to nation, says his communications minister reuters.com/world/americas…

Many of President Jair Bolsonaro's allies, along with world leaders, recognized Lula as the winner. Political analyst Carlos Melo says the recognition by so many prominent figures both inside and outside of Brazil “leaves Bolsonaro no way out.” wsj.com/articles/brazi… via The Wall Street Journal

A day after Lula was declared the winner of Sunday’s election in Brazil, global leaders have congratulated the president-elect on his victory—from the U.S. and India to Russia and China.
One was still missing: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. wsj.com/articles/brazi… via The Wall Street Journal

Talking Brazil, William Jackson, chief emerging markets economist at London-based research firm Capital Economics, tells The Wall Street Journal the 2000s 'were really exceptional circumstances…a one-off boom.' This time? “It’s going to be a very challenging environment.” wsj.com/articles/brazi…

Lula faces a far different world this time around. China expects its worst slowdown in years. The US will go into recession. And countries worldwide, including Brazil, struggle to reduce poverty and jump-start moribund economies in a tough global climate. wsj.com/articles/brazi…