Brazil announces financial package to stave off strike against high price of diesel

Brazil's Infrastructure Minister Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas (R) speaks at a press conference on a potential truckers' strike in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 16, 2019. According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, the Brazilian government has announced a financial package aimed at staving off a potential truckers' strike against the high price of diesel. (Xinhua/Lucio Tavora)