Wellington on truck drivers’ strike: ‘Working with hypotheses would not be appropriate’
The Minister of Justice and Public Security, Wellington César Lima e Silva, avoided commenting on possible actions by the federal government in light of the possibility of a truck drivers’ strike. “Working with hypotheses would not be appropriate or prudent”, he declared, when asked about the topic this Tuesday, the 17th.
The possibility of truck driver strikes in several regions of the country is being signaled by category leaders. The movement is supported by the National Association of Autonomous Transport of Brazil (ANTB), for example. The focal point is the increase in the price of diesel, which puts pressure on the cost of the category.
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The federal government recently held a press conference on inspection actions in this sector, alleging abusive prices at the pump. For the Minister of Justice, the abuse would be occurring without a just cause for price increases. The central argument here is that domestic production costs would be stable. In this sense, there would be no increase, according to the government.
