Sao Paulo Declares State Of Emergency Over Brazil Truckers' Strike
Fakhir Rizvi Published May 25, 2018 | 10:13 PM
The mayor of Sao Paulo declared a state of emergency in Brazil's economic capital Friday due to a five-day-old truckers' strike that has left the country virtually paralyzed
Sao Paulo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2018 ) :The mayor of Sao Paulo declared a state of emergency in Brazil's economic capital Friday due to a five-day-old truckers' strike that has left the country virtually paralyzed.
The measure would allow city authorities to "seize private goods such as fuel, for example, that is stored in a service station," the mayor's office said in a statement.
It also plans to set up a crisis committee and, if the shortages continue, may declare a public holiday.
Other measures that could be adopted include the suspension of non-essential administrative work to protect fuel reserves in the city of more than 12 million people. The truckers have attempted to put a stranglehold on movement of goods in Brazil to protest fuel price rises. The walkout has left much of the country virtually paralyzed and caused acute shortages of food and fuel.
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