News from Brazil: Truckers' Strike Continues despite Agreement; Government Believes in 'Political Infiltration'

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Demonstrators protest in front of the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia
Truckers' Strike Continues despite Agreement; Government Believes in 'Political Infiltration'
Eliseu Padilha, the chief of staff to President Michel Temer, said that the Federal Highway Police will take action in order to remove "political infiltrators" from the highway; According to him, such demonstrators do not want the gasoline shortage - nor the crisis that has ensued - to come to an end
Governing Coalition and Supreme Court Justices Believe Temer Is Extremely Vulnerable
Members of president Michel Temer's governing coalition in the National Congress and Supreme Court justices find that the administration has reached an unprecedented level of political fragility and, with seven months remaining until the end of the term, they have not ruled out the possibility that the administration will be out of office before then
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Active, seeking success, likes dogs, christian, tall, blue eyed and... "search"; It sounds like a dating site, but these are search criteria from a sperm bank in the United States, a country that has been exporting an increasing amount of semen to Brazilian couples or women looking to get pregnant
Ouro Preto, the Historical City most Visited in Brazil, is Preferred by São Paulo Residents
Ouro Preto, which until 1823 was known as Vila Rica, has always attracted visits by writers and artists; It is nearly impossible to be in the city without feeling transported back to the Gold Era, which in a mixture of opulence and tragedy, left marks that remain in the ornamentation of the surrounding churches
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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
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