23 caminhoneiros contrários à vacina obrigatória são presos
Manifestantes bloquearam a principal ponte que liga o Canadá aos EUA
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Caminhoneiros protestam contra obrigatoriedade da vacinação Foto: EPA-EFE/Kadri Mohamed
Na noite dessa terça-feira (8), 23 caminhoneiros foram presos enquanto participavam de um protesto contra a obrigatoriedade da vacinação anticovid no Canadá. Os manifestantes estavam bloqueando o tráfego na ponte Ambassador, que liga o Canadá aos Estados Unidos.
De um lado da ponte Ambassador, está a cidade americana de Detroit. Do outro lado, fica a província canadense de Windsor. A passagem de fronteira é considerada a mais movimentada da América do Norte. Além das prisões, mais de 1.300 multas foram aplicadas.
O bloqueio começou na última segunda-feira (7) e tem como objetivo protestar contra a exigência do passaporte sanitário para atravessar a fronteira. Estima-se que cerca de 8 mil veículos de carga, responsáveis pela movimentação de 27% do comércio entre os países, cruzam a ponte todos os dias.
Ottawa (Canada), 29/01/2022.- Truckers and people part of the Freedom Convoy 2022 block the street in front of the Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, 29 January 2022 as they protest against the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. The Freedom Convoy 2022 started with truckers from across Canada who oppose the vaccine mandate for truckers to be vaccinated to return to Canada and was joined by other opponents of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 29/01/2022.- A crowd of protesters part of the Freedom Convoy 2022 gather in front of Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, 29 January 2022 as they protest against the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. The Freedom Convoy 2022 started with truckers from across Canada who oppose the vaccine mandate for truckers to be vaccinated to return to Canada and was joined by other opponents of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 07/02/2022.- Truckers continue their sit-in near the Canadian parlement hill, after the mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital after a 10-day-long protest by truck drivers over Covid-19 restrictions that has gridlocked its city center, in Ottawa, Canada, 07 February 2022. Truckers protested against the mandate by the Canadian government that truckers be vaccinated to return to Canada, and was joined by other opponents of the Canadian Prime Minister. Policemen from Ottawa city, Ontario, and the Federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are deployed. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 07/02/2022.- People attend a rally and a sit-in near the Canadian capital, after a 10-day-long protest by truck drivers over Covid-19 restrictions that has gridlocked its city center, in Ottawa, Canada, 07 February 2022. Truckers protested against the mandate by the Canadian government that truckers be vaccinated to return to Canada, and was joined by other opponents of the Canadian Prime Minister. Policemen from Ottawa city, Ontario, and the Federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are deployed. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 07/02/2022.- Placards and banners near the Canadian capital after a 10-day-long protest by truck drivers over Covid-19 restrictions that has gridlocked its city center, in Ottawa, Canada, 07 February 2022. Truckers protested against the mandate by the Canadian government that truckers be vaccinated to return to Canada, and was joined by other opponents of the Canadian Prime Minister. Policemen from Ottawa city, Ontario, and the Federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are deployed. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 07/02/2022.- Placards and banners near the Canadian capital after a 10-day-long protest by truck drivers over Covid-19 restrictions that has gridlocked its city center, in Ottawa, Canada, 07 February 2022. Truckers protested against the mandate by the Canadian government that truckers be vaccinated to return to Canada, and was joined by other opponents of the Canadian Prime Minister. Policemen from Ottawa city, Ontario, and the Federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are deployed. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 29/01/2022.- Truckers and people part of the Freedom Convoy 2022 block the street in front of the Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, 29 January 2022 as they protest against the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. The Freedom Convoy 2022 started with truckers from across Canada who oppose the vaccine mandate for truckers to be vaccinated to return to Canada and was joined by other opponents of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Iniciativa é inspirada no movimento ocorrido no Canadá / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 29/01/2022.- Trucks part of the Freedom Convoy 2022 in the street as people protest against the government near Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, 29 January 2022 as they protest against the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. The Freedom Convoy 2022 started with truckers from across Canada who oppose the vaccine mandate for truckers to be vaccinated to return to Canada and was joined by other opponents of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
Ottawa (Canada), 29/01/2022.- A crowd of protesters part of the Freedom Convoy 2022 gather in front of Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, 29 January 2022 as they protest against the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. The Freedom Convoy 2022 started with truckers from across Canada who oppose the vaccine mandate for truckers to be vaccinated to return to Canada and was joined by other opponents of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE / Foto: EFE/EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE
O ministro de Segurança Pública do Canadá, Marco Mendicino, disse que acredita no direito à liberdade de expressão, mas “esse comboio cruzou a linha de conduta aceitável”.
Em posicionamento parecido, o primeiro-ministro Justin Trudeau disse que os protestos “têm que acabar”.
– Indivíduos estão tentando bloquear nossa economia, nossa democracia e a vida de nossos cidadãos – disse Trudeau.
Ele chamou os manifestantes de “pequena minoria marginal”.
Os atos dos caminhoneiros contra a obrigatoriedade da vacinação no Canadá começaram no 28 de janeiro, em Ottawa. Manifestantes contrários ao governo de Trudeau também aderiram aos protestos, que se espalharam para outras cidades, como Québec e Toronto.