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