Brazil’s army is often called to help when things go wrong, so it was no surprise to see soldiers deploy during a crippling truckers’ strike. The difference this time: loud calls for the military to take over the country altogether. Truckers launched their action 10 days ago, gumming up the food and fuel supply system […]
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Strike by truckers forces Brazilian government to reduce diesel prices
Brazil’s President Michel Temer, under pressure from a week-long national truckers’ strike which led to fuel and food shortages, ceded to protesters’ demands Sunday and slashed the cost of diesel. The cut, equal to 0.46 reais a liter, was to be locked in place for 60 days, the president said in televised remarks, as the […]