In São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, supermarkets and restaurants are running low on supplies. Some factories have shut down, bus services been reduced and even the Refugees World Cup, scheduled to take place in São Paulo on Saturday, has been cancelled. One of the main unions, known in Portuguese as Abcam and representing 600,000 truck drivers, walked out of the negotiations. Following Temer’s decree the Abcam union said it was telling its members to stop blocking highways, but continue demonstrating peacefully. Videos circulating on WhatsApp showed truck drivers enjoying barbecues on blocked highways and pictures of trucks covered in Brazil flags and banners reading “stop with the thieving or we’ll stop the country”.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2018 18:10 UTC