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Risk of truckers’ strike gone, for now
Unions representing autonomous truckers will meet in Brasília on Saturday to decide on a list of common demands. However, they have discarded the possibility of a new nationwide strike.
Why it matters. Last week, truckers politically aligned with President Jair Bolsonaro tried to halt the country in protest against the Supreme Court — but failed. By seeking a common course of action, the main drivers’ unions all but bury the possibility of such a movement.
Not the time. Congressman Nereu Crispim, leader of the truckers’ caucus in the House, told The Brazilian Report that the sector’s demands “are not partisan and had nothing to do with the September 7 rallies.”
- Other leaders assured us that the meeting had been scheduled for months.
Agenda. Truckers want to discuss fuel price hikes, minimum prices for transport jobs, and a retirement plan for the sector, among other labor demands. Wallace Landim, who...