Petrobras CEO resisting pressure from Bolsonaro to resign – sources
The chief executive of Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras is resisting pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro to resign following tensions...
February 19, 2021Topic
Trucker Strike Brazil
Bolsonaro Pushes Truckers Pressure onto Governors by Proposing to Change State Taxes
With no room to meet truckers' demands, President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Friday, February 5th, that he is considering a...
February 6, 2021
Brazil Truckers Strike Begins With no Impact on Transit
Traffic was flowing freely on Monday morning, February 1st, on all of Brazil’s highways, the government said.
February 1, 2021
Despite Bolsonaro’s Appeal, Truckers Maintain Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We will protest within the law. We have the right to raise awareness about the...
February 1, 2021
Brazil Unlikely to See Major Truckers Strike, Union Official Says
Brazilian truckers remain split over the merits of a nationwide strike on February 1st due to rising diesel prices, a...
January 30, 2021
Bolsonaro Announces Import Tax Cut on Tires to Please Brazil´s Truckers
In a live stream on Thursday night, January 14th, President Bolsonaro said he intends to clear the import tariff on...
January 15, 2021
Brazil Truckers’ Leader Threatens Bigger Strike Than in 2018
José Roberto Stringasci, chairman of the Brazilian National Association of Independent Transportation (ANTB), told Estadão that the truckers' stoppage, scheduled...
January 14, 2021
Survey Shows 70 Percent of Brazilian Truckers May Strike on June 14th
The Perseu Abramo Foundation (FPA), through the National Network of Associated Researchers (RNPA), has produced an opinion survey with truck...
June 8, 2019