Bolsonaro pledges to introduce truckers card in 90 days
Mar, 29, 2019 Posted by datamarnewsWeek 201914
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro announced the introduction of “truckers cards” for purchasing fuel at a fixed rate not subject to price variations. The government pledged to release the new cards within 90 days from yesterday. The announcement came during a live broadcast on the official Bolsonaro Facebook page.
Bolsonaro diz que governo vai criar cartão-caminhoneiro https://t.co/YPIlKGV6F2
— Portal NoAr (@PortalNoArBR) March 29, 2019
Under the new arrangement, every time a lorry driver swipes the truckers card, the diesel price will be locked in for the whole period of a cargo’s journey. Thus the drivers are exempt from price fluctuations throughout the journey even if it lasts several days.
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