Sao Paulo - (AFP) - Demonstrators who refuse to accept the defeat of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the elections removed most of the roadblocks they had erected, while dozens of demonstrators continued Friday to protest in front of army barracks.

The latest Federal Highway Police tally showed that there were only 11 roadblocks in five of the 27 states, and none were blocking vehicular traffic entirely. Since Jair Bolsonaro was defeated by left-wing ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's presidential elections, police have counted no fewer than 954 roadblocks across the vast country.

The protest movement began to subside on Wednesday after the outgoing president called on his supporters to "open the roads".

The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange index, "Ibovespa", ended the session up 1.08 percent, after jumping more than 2 percent at the opening, on the back of the improvement in the political and social climate.

But Bolsonaro described the demonstrations in front of the barracks and other places of the military command as "legitimate", and tens of thousands of people participated in them on Wednesday in 12 Brazilian cities. The far-right demonstrators demanded the army intervene to prevent Lula from returning to power for a third term after he led the country from 2003 to 2010.

About a hundred people continued to protest Friday in front of the army headquarters in Brasilia, and about thirty in Sao Paulo, according to AFP correspondents. In Rio de Janeiro, the demonstrators left the square in front of the local military command.

President Bolsonaro did not explicitly concede his defeat and did not congratulate Lula on his election, but promised to "respect the constitution".

In addition, Vice President-elect Geraldo Alcmene considered the first meeting he held Thursday with members of Bolsonaro's government "very positive" to prepare for the transition until the inauguration of Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on January 1 in the capital, Brasilia.