No menu items!

Bus Drivers in Rio de Janeiro Start Strike Shutdown Today

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The bus drivers' strike in Rio de Janeiro, which started at dawn today (Monday, June 11th), is already causing problems on the Transcarioca, Transoeste and Transolímpica BRT lines. According to the City's Operations Center, the transportation system is operating 'with irregularity'.

The bus drivers' union in Rio (Sintraturb) announced that the work stoppage will occur gradually, with part of the drivers stopping today, another part on Tuesday and so on, until only the minimum number of drivers are active as allowed by law. They shared that the objective of . . .

To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed?

Check out our other content