São Paulo, the biggest city in South America, in state of emergency over fuel shortages while markets run out of food
Dom Phillips and Sam Cowie in São Paulo
Fri 25 May 2018 16.17 EDT
Brazils conservative president Michel Temer has ordered the army and federal police to clear highways blockaded by striking truck drivers after a protest over soaring fuel prices entered its fifth day.
The blockades have paralysed much of the countrys economy and prompted São Paulo, the biggest city in South America, to declare a state of emergency over fuel shortages.
I have actioned the federal security forces to unblock highways and I am asking governors to do the same, Temer said in a televised address on Friday. We will not let the population do without its primary needs.
The protests began over fuel prices but have been further stoked by widespread anger over repeated graft scandals involving prominent politicians including Temer himself.
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