In late May, the truckers’ strike surprised Brazil, paralyzing the flow of goods, interrupting severely the supply, starting from fuel, which triggered the strike, and, consequently, all other goods, including essential ones, like food, medicines and so on.
Production chains in the agriculture and livestock sector – which involves from the farmer up to the consumer, with a vital role played by transportation – were immediately and significantly affected, with production losses, destocking and a sharp increase of inflation, which was under relative control.
Statistics that are now ava
Fonte: CEPEA
