Tag: truckers protest

• 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.