Roadblocks set up in Brazil by protesters refusing to accept President Jair Bolsonaro’s election defeat had all but disappeared on Friday, with just a few dozen people protesting, according to AFP.

According to the latest count by the Federal Traffic Police (PRF), five of the country’s 27 states had only 11 roadblocks, and none of them completely blocked vehicular traffic.

Following Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s presidential election, the PRF says it has lifted up to 954 roadblocks across Brazil.

The movement began to fade on Wednesday after the release of a video of the head of state asking his supporters to “clear the roads”.

There were only 34 roadblocks by Thursday evening, down from more than 250 on Tuesday.

The National Confederation of Industry warned on Tuesday of an “imminent risk of shortages”, particularly of fuel, if roads remain blocked.

Jair Bolsonaro, however, described as “legitimate” the demonstrations in front of military barracks and other military headquarters, which gathered tens of thousands of people in several Brazilian cities on Wednesday.

Far-right demonstrators called for military intervention to prevent leftist leader Lula, who ruled the country from 2003 to 2010, from returning for a third term.