News from Brazil: President Temer Amplifies Concessions, Giving in to Brazilian Truck Driver's Demands

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President Michel Temer during the announcement on Sunday
President Temer Amplifies Concessions, Giving in to Brazilian Truck Driver's Demands
Mr. Temer announced that the price of diesel would be reduced by R$ 0.46 per liter (US$ 0.13) and that the new rate would be maintained for 60 days - measures that are more generous when compared to the original offer of a 10% reduction in the price of diesel (R$ 0.38 or US$ 0.10) for 30 days
Brazil's Intelligence Agency Underestimated the Impact of Truckers' Strike
President Michel Temer and his aides also ignored warnings issued by the unions, were slow to begin negotiations and wound up reaching an agreement whith conditions they may not be in a position to meet
WhatsApp Organizes and Informs Demonstrators on Brazil's Roads
A week ago, a message said that Brazil would stop as of last Monday, May 21, in a protest against the hike in fuel prices, It reached a WhatsApp group of 60 truck drivers in the region of Embu das Artes, São Paulo; The means used to spread the message was the same in other Brazilian states making the strike continue even after the agreement announced by the federal government
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Half of the marijuana busts in the state of São Paulo involves people who are carrying 40 grams at most; This amount corresponds, for example, to the maximum quantity that characterizes users in Uruguay, a country that legalized and regulated the sales of marijuana
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The Press Got Run Over
Folha took a long time in managing to give its readers a minimum level of information regarding the protagonists of the activities that have brought Brazil to a standstill
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