Protest blocks Avenida Augusto Montenegro in Belém A protest on Wednesday night (22) blocks the intersection of the Augusto Montenegro highway and Avenida Centenário/Independência, in Belém. Dozens of protesters still gather under the Augusto Montenegro highway, where they hold posters and demand the right to housing. ? Click and follow the g1 PA channel on WhatsApp In the early evening, protesters set fire to tires and pieces of wood, blocking both directions of Avenida Centenário/Independência. Protest blocks the intersection of Avenida Centenário and the Augusto Montenegro highway, in Belém. Áurea Garcia/ TV Liberal Traffic was slow in the region until the arrival of the Fire Department. The flames were brought under control around 9:40 p.m. According to information, the protest began after a Military Police operation to clear land that was invaded by protesters on Avenida Centenário. At the site of the invasion, protesters have already built wooden houses and deforested part of the vegetation there. Protest blocks the intersection of Augusto Montenegro and Avenida Centenário, in Belém. Diego Feitosa/TV Liberal VIDEOS: see all the news from Pará Check out other news from the state on g1 PA