Brazil Trucker Strike Worsens As Petrobras Workers Plan Walkout
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by Tyler Durden
Mon, 05/28/2018 - 16:15
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TODAY, 2018.5.28. BRAZILIAN OLIGARCHIC DEEP (FISA LAWFARE) STATE, UNDER MORO-MUELLER LAVA JATO FACING MORE TROUBLE AS PETRO UNION WORKERS ADD THEIR FIRE TO THE ALREADY CRISIS STRICKEN ILEGAL MAFIA GOVERNMENT, NOW IN CHARGE.
2. THE US BOND DEBT YIELD IS ALSO AFFECTING PONZI CURRENCIES WORLD-WIDE, AND BOTH BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA UNDERGO CURRENCY WEAKNESS AS WELL.
3. JOBLESS RATE TOWERS OVER 15% FROM A PRE-COUP LEVEL OF 5% IN 2016.
4. MILLIONS OF TONS OF FRESH FOOD ARE DUMPED.
5. PETROBRAS SHARES DID NOT ESCAPE AND DIPPED OVER 14%.
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Yesterday:
THE MAFIA OLIGARCHY DEEP STATE OPERATIVES IN BRAZIL HAVE BANKRUPTED THE TREASURY AND DEBT HAS SOARED AFTER THE COUP D'ETAT OF 2016.
TODAY, SUNDAY, 27.5.2018, MOST BRAZILIANS STAYED HOME AND STREETS ARE DESERT AS GAS STATIONS ARE OUT OF GAS. BIG CITIES ARE RUNNING OUT OF FRESH FOOD. THE MOB IN CHARGE, PROMISE TO NORMALIZE SITUATION TOMORROW. TRUCKERS SAY THE OPPOSITE..
PICTURED BELOW ARE THE FISA LAWFARE KINGPINS OF THE ANTI-JFK OLIGHARCHY IN THE BRAZILIAN DEEP STATE.
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Brazil's crippling trucker strike entered its eight day on Monday, affecting virtually all aspects of the country's economy as vital resources have been unable to reach their destinations.
The protests, triggered by a 50% spike in fuel prices over the last year, resulted in the declaration of a state of emergency across most major cities as shelves run bare and vital supplies dwindle. Airports have reported running out of fuel, hospitals are running out of supplies, and public transport and trash collection have been reduced or halted across the country. Some food prices have also spiked as supplies dwindle. As we noted on Friday, a lack of livestock feed threatens a billion chickens and 20 million pigs who may starve to death.
Now, after deploying the military to physically unblock roads and several last-ditch measures to seek a resolution Sunday night, President Michel Temer has a new problem on his hands; Petrobras workers are about to go on strike starting May 30 - demanding that the company fire CEO Pedro Parente and permanently lower fuel prices. The company said on Friday that they have no plans to remove Parente.
Petrobas attempted to calm the striking truckers last week by lowering the price of diesel by 10% for two weeks, a move which did not impress the truckers. Shares of Petrobras have dropped 35% since May 16.
Minor progress in the strike was achieved over the weekend, as most of the nationwide roadblocks were at least partially opened, allowing passenger cars to pass freely. The governor of Brazil's most populous state of Sao Paulo also negotiated a deal Saturday night with truckers' representatives to remove the roadblocks until Tuesday, while also guaranteeing provisions for essential services.
Police escorts helped tanker trucks reach key fuel depots and gas stations after some people chose to sleep in their cars, sometimes waiting more than 12 hours in line for fuel. While delivery of essential medical supplies is improving, supermarkets still face shortages of perishables such as fruit, vegetables and eggs. The meat producers association ABPA said poultry growers have lost 64 million chickens. Brazil is the world’s largest poultry exporter. -Bloomberg
That said, the road openings and delivery of vital supplies appear to be nothing more than band-aids, which include a Sunday night cut in the price of diesel.
Mr Temer said the diesel price cut would be valid for two months, after which there would be price adjustments only every month rather than on a daily basis. “This way the truck driver can better plan his costs and the value of his freight,” the president said. -FT
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Throughout this week, my government has always been open to dialogue,” said President Temer during a brief announcement on national television, conceding a cut of R$0.46 per litre, or an average of about 12 per cent.
Meanwhile, one billion chickens and 20 million pigs continue to be at risk of starvation, as feed supplies are still unable to reach farms according to Brazilian export group ABPA. A leader from ABPA reportedly met with the Temer administration late Sunday, according to Bloomberg.
ABPA said that over 150 poultry and pork processing plants had indefinitely suspended production, while Brazil's sugar industry - the world's largest - is slowly halting cane harvest operations as their machines run out of fuel.
The drivers, many of them owners of their own vehicles, have organised themselves through WhatsApp groups and social media and are fiercely opposed to a government they see as corrupt and rapacious. Many of them are calling for a military “intervention” or coup to take over the government.
“This revolt by the truckers is the embryo of a tax rebellion,” said Brazilian economist Eduardo Giannetti, who is also an advisor to one of the candidates in Brazil’s October elections, environmentalist Marina Silva. Speaking in an interview with Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, he said like the American Revolution, tax rebellions began when “the population no longer accepts the legitimacy of the government to tax it”. -FT
Other measures offered by the Temer government to ease the situation include special concessions at toll booths, legislation to establish minimum freight pricing and a guaranteed share of government-contracted commodity deliveries.
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On May 22, the Yuri Dolgoruky Project 955 Borei-class strategic nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) - a.k.a. “boomer” - launched four Bulava RSM-56 missiles from the White Sea within seconds of each other. The destination of the submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) was the Kura shooting range in the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. The test was a success. It was the first time four SLBMs were fired during a naval exercise and the first Bulava trial since June last year. All in all, about 30 tests have taken place since 2004.
The Borei-class boats will gradually replace Project 941 Akula-class and Project 667 BDRM Delfin class SSBNs to become the core of Russia’s sea strategic component of the nuclear triad at least till 2040. Today, there are three Borei-class submarines in active service. Five more are being built.
The Yury Dolgoruky is the lead ship. It joined the Navy in 2013. The SSBN carries 16 ballistic missiles. The forth submarine of the Borei class is to meet the 955A standard, with the number of missiles increased to 20 along with many other upgrades.
Anechoic coating to reduce its acoustic signature covers the boat’s hull. All the equipment is mounted on shock absorbers. It’s widely believed that Russia’s Navy is the only one in the world to have submarines capable of evading US detection.
All the submarine’s sonars are integrated into a single automated digital system, which both locates targets and fulfills other functions, such as the search for ice openings and the measurement of its thickness. It can detect targets at a distance 50 percent greater than that of US Virginia-class vessels.
The SSBN has the following specifications: length: 170m, beam: 13,5m, draught: 10m, displacement: surfaced: 14,720t, submerged: 24,000t, depth: 450m, endurance: 100 days, crew: 107. A rescue chamber can accommodate all men aboard. The submarine is propelled by pump-jet propulsion. It is powered by the single water-cooled OK-650 nuclear reactor with a thermal capacity of 190 MW, providing a submerged speed of 29kt and a surfaced speed of 15kt.
In addition to 16 SLBMs, the Dolgoruky’s armament includes six RPK-2 Viyuga nuclear-tipped anti-submarine missiles launched through 533mm torpedo tubes and capable of striking enemy submarines at a distance of 45km. The vessel can be armed with cruise missiles.
The Bulava is a derivative of the ground-based Topol (SS-27) ICBM. Its cycle of development was not a bed of roses. There were difficulties on the way. Not all tests were a success but the May 22 training event showed the obstacles have been overcome by Russia’s shipbuilding industry and Navy.
The SLBM is a three-stage missile to use solid fuel for the first two stages and liquid fuel for the third one to make the missile more agile during warhead separation. The SLBM can be fired on the move or from under the Arctic ice. The trajectory is low enough to make the Bulava classify as a quasi-ballistic missile because it can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range. Along with evasive maneuvers, the Bulava can deploy a variety of countermeasures and decoys making it resistant to missile-defense systems. The independently targetable re-entry vehicles are protected against both physical and electromagnetic-pulse damage.
The RSM-56 can withstand a nuclear blast at a range of 500m. An operational rage: up to 9,300 kilometers (about 5,770 miles). Circular error probable: 250-300 m. The missile has a length of 12.1m and diameter of 2.1m, launch weight: 36.8 t, throw-weight: 1,150 kg, length (in container): 12.1m.
The Borei-class SSBN with new Bulava missiles on board was listed by Business Insider UK as an “incredible” Russian weapon system. Its arrival makes possible the resumption of strategic patrols in southern latitudes after the interval of more than 20 years. The Bulava missiles were fired from a submerged submarine known as a very silent vessel. It could be on patrol anywhere in the World Ocean with potential adversary having no idea where it is. This element of Russia’s nuclear triad offers the best of modern technology to guarantee the inevitability of retaliation in case of attack as it’s impossible to destroy it in a first strike. Retribution is unavoidable with Bulava SLBMs immune to any imaginable missile defense. The May 22 salvo test demonstrated another technological breakthrough to greatly enhance Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
