Brazil drama – Brazil Generals Say `Thanks, But No Thanks’ to Military Takeover

www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/brazil-truckers-strike-protest-military-dictatorship

“Brazil faces calls for return to military dictatorship amid truckers’ strike”

Update –

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/military-intervention-in-brazil-ruled-out-by-nation-s-leaders

“Brazil Generals Say `Thanks, But No Thanks’ to Military Takeover”

finance.yahoo.com/news/brazil-oil-workers-plan-strike-061055682.html

“Brazilian oil workers planned a 72-hour strike starting on Wednesday, despite a court order, in a new blow to President Michel Temer and an economy reeling from a truckers’ protest that has strangled Latin America’s largest economy for over a week”

Update –

www.finanzen.ch/nachrichten/aktien/Brazil-oil-workers-federation-recommends-members-end-strike-6246106

“Brazil oil workers’ federation recommends members end strike”

Thread: Brazil next to collapse; Truckers strike is harming the distribution food, fuel and other goods, including exportation and importation of product

guce.oath.com/collectConsent?sessionId=1_cc-session_8dc81164-8513-46ae-ba75-53bb1d9bc4cf&lang=en-GB&inline=false&jsVersion=null&experiment=null

www.yahoo.com/news/brazil-truckers-strike-third-day-over-fuel-prices-150655716.html

“Brazil business confidence hits record low in May”

thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/global/brazil-business-confidence-hits-record-low-in-may-1527674175

“MSCI may put India, Brazil on notice over investor access – Countries like Turkey, South Korea, India and Brazil restrict use of local data in derivatives created by offshore exchanges, MSCI said.”

www.cnbctv18.com/market/stocks/msci-may-put-india-brazil-on-notice-over-investor-access-79873.htm

The strike was not over. Petrol stations and supermarkets out of stock.
Some stations are being able to receive gasoline leaving the refinery with escort.

Here’s 2 different twists on the same economic story –

www.ft.com/content/8ef10dc8-63f7-11e8-90c2-9563a0613e56

“Brazil’s economy continued to limp along in the first three months of the year, placing yet more pressure on Latin America’s largest economy”

www.nasdaq.com/article/brazil-economy-expands-for-fifth-straight-quarter-20180530-00657

“The Brazilian economy expanded for a fifth straight quarter, as expected, easing fears of a slowdown before a nationwide trucker protest roiled Latin America’s largest economy this month”

Here’s what aljazeera has to say on the trucker situation –

www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/brazil-protesters-aim-overthrow-temer-government-180530065613748.html

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