Truck drivers’ standstill loses even more force, but continues on the 10th day

The truckers strike comes to its 10th day on Wednesday (30). The manifestations occur in at least 11 Brazilian states. Despite the lower adherence by the workers, the Federal Highway Police registered 616 points  of blockades on federal highways.

According to information from the Agência Brasil, the lawyer of the Union, Grace Mendonça, forwarded to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Tuesday night a relation with the data of 96 transport companies that did not comply with the decision and did not vacate affected roads by the truck drivers’ standstill.

These companies are subject to fines, which, together with all amounts, reach R $ 141.4 million.

See the losses caused by the truck drivers strike in the agricultural sector:

– Loss for agriculture and cattle raising exceeds R $ 6 billion

– Losses in the beef sector reach R $ 4.5 billion

– Biodiesel production is paralyzed

– 220 sugarcane mills in the Center-South stand

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.