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Most truck driver leaders support isolation measures and disagree with Bolsonaro.

Jair Bolsonaro does not have the support of most truck drivers when it comes to reopening businesses, a position advocated by the occupant of the Planalto Palace, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

Most truck driver leaders support isolation and disagree with Bolsonaro (Photo: Marcos Corrêa/PR | REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto)

247 - Journalist Chico Alves, a columnist for UOL, spoke with seven representatives of the trucking industry about measures to prevent Covid-19. 

The prevailing opinion is that the best prevention is isolation. "I don't see any appeal from truck drivers to resume business operations, since essential activities are being maintained," says Diumar Bueno, president of the National Confederation of Autonomous Transporters (CNTA), one of those interviewed by [the publication/organization]. columnist.