Associação Brasileira dos Caminhoneiros

Associação Brasileira dos Caminhoneiros (ABCAM, Brazilian Association of Truck Drivers) is an association of freelance truck drivers in Brazil. It was founded by José da Fonseca Lopes in 1983.[1] It represents around 500,000 independent truck drivers.[2]

It played a lead role in organizing the 2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike,[3] issuing an ultimatum in early May that led to nationwide disruptions on May 20.[4]

References
  1. "Associação Brasileira dos Caminhoneiros - Abcam". Associação Brasileira dos Caminhoneiros (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Caminhoneiros autônomos dizem que aumento de impostos torna inviável profissão". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Key Brazil truckers association Abcam rejects government accord to..." Reuters.
  4. Albuquerque, Felipe. "Caminhoneiros dão ultimato por diesel mais barato e ameaçam greve". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2018.


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