My first article for The Organic Prepper (in 2020) was about the truckers strike in Brazil in May 2018. At the time, truckers in the U.S. were threatening a similar movement and Daisy wanted to provide the community with an insight on how it unfolds and why it can cause severe issues in just a few days. And in August, the Brazilian Truckers Strike of 2021 resulted again in rapid, widespread chaos.

In that piece, I warned that this kind of threat, which can quickly and seriously affect the entire production and supply chains, once set, is always present. I advised that this kind of thing should be on our radar because times are volatile. We should expect that manifestations, protests, rallies, and strikes will become more and more frequent everywhere.

Brazilian Truckers Strike of 2021

In early August, a group of truckers started a protest and blocked roads in fifteen states here and the Brazilian Truckers Strike of 2021 began.

It was more limited and localized. However, just like in 2018, it quickly led to panic, shortages, and other problems. People lined up at gas stations and emptied shelves in a matter of hours. Truckers parked and gridlocked some essential roads in a couple of states.

The 2018 strike had a clear economic agenda: truckers were demanding better working conditions, a revision of freight tariffs, and protesting against rising fuel prices and other issues. Even though the economy is a lot worse today and conditions haven't improved much (if at all), things had a different slant this time.