Tag: ABPA

• Monday, January 7th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil meat exports had a complicated 2018, buts sales are picking up

  

  Export sales by Brazilian meat processors lagged last year as trade bans and a domestic truckers’ strike weighed on their ability to serve major customers like Russia and the European Union, according to data released by trade group ABPA.

• Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Truckers strike crippling Brazil, despite authorization to use military force to clear highways

  

  A truckers protest over diesel prices that has crippled key sectors of Latin America's biggest economy dragged into Friday night, putting drivers in a standoff with Brazilian President Michel Temer who authorized military force to clear highways. The protest will stretch into its sixth day on Saturday.