According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the Federal District and the surrounding area emerged without any blockages, closures, demonstrations or any kind of crowds on the federal highways until 8 a.m. on Thursday (4/12).
Truck drivers from various regions of the country are training for a general strike for the category, which is scheduled to begin from this date. Organizers say they expect national support, with a greater concentration of business in the southeast of the country, especially in São Paulo.
However, the true dimension of the movement remains uncertain, given the disputes between the entities representing the cargo carriers.
Gas stations were one of the sectors most affected by the truck drivers’ strike seven years ago, which faced a shortage of supplies.
At that time, the reversal of the discontinuation of this category caused the price of the product to rise significantly. Stations in the country’s capital were even charging R$9.99 for a liter of gasoline.
Claims
According to Francisco Burghardt, one of the representatives of the movement, and member of the Union of Independent Road Freight Transporters of Urínhos (Sindicam-SP), the law will be implemented after all the procedures imposed by the law. Last Monday (12/1), a letter was submitted to Palacio do Planalto informing the government of the strike.
Among the sector’s demands are contractual stability for the truck driver, ensuring compliance with laws, restructuring the regulatory framework for transporting goods, and exceptional retirement for a period of 25 years from work proven by an issued payment or tax document.
The call is mainly done through social media, with the support of political figures, such as retired judge Sebastião Coelho, who is helping to make the call.
to CapitalsBurgardt informed that he hopes the federal government will provide alternative improvements to the sector.
According to organizers, the movement should start with a small number of trucks stopping, and is expected to grow gradually. The goal is to stop at more than 40 points across the country.
Truck drivers disagree about striking
The exact extent of participation in the strike is not yet known. For example, she told the Cooperative of Independent Truck Drivers of the Port of Santos (CCAPS). Capitals Who should not join the movement. They justify this by saying that there was no meeting or meeting to resolve the strike among representatives of truck drivers.
On the other hand, the Santa Catarina Association for Road Freight Transport (ACTRC) and other associations and cooperatives announced their support for the movement. The national federation for the category said it would support any decision made by truck drivers.
Given the impasse, the movement is expected to have low support, despite the participation of a portion of this category.
At the time of publishing this report, there was no mobilization of truck drivers towards the strikes in the defense forces and surrounding areas.