Chilean truckers begin strike demanding lower fuel prices and greater security on highways
A group of Chilean truck drivers began today, Monday, an indefinite strike of activities with the partial blockade of essential...
November 22, 2022Topic
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Argentine truckers block corn exports at Bahia Blanca port
According to the newspaper La Nacion, the flow at Bahia Blanca has increased by 30 percent in the last month...
August 4, 2021
Will Brazilian truckers go on strike Sunday or not?
Groups, and associations representing truck drivers announced a few days ago that they are studying the possibility of a nationwide...
July 23, 2021
Brazil Announces R$500 Million Credit Line to Truckers to Avoid Strike
Brazil’s Development Bank (BNDES) announced it is opening up a R$500 million credit line for independent truckers while the federal...
April 17, 2019
Rio Says Essential Services Will Return to Normal Today
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the ongoing truck drivers' protest that has paralyzed Brazil...
May 29, 2018
Angra dos Reis Mayor in Rio Declares State of Emergency
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the truckers' strike currently gripping Brazil reaching its seventh...
May 28, 2018
Brazil’s Government Gives in to Truckers Demands to End Strike
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After eight days of chaos on Brazilian highways, closed...
May 28, 2018
Brazil Authorizes Armed Forces to Clear Trucker Strike
After officials announced a deal on Thursday night with the striking truck drivers, Friday remained tense as the country's roadways...
May 26, 2018
Truckers’ Strike Disrupts Major Highways in Brazil
Truckers in eleven states strike to demand lower diesel fuel prices and the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
November 10, 2015