High fuel prices resulting from the Ukraine war have created an economic emergency in Brazil that justifies an aid package for self-employed truckers, the senator behind the government-backed proposal said on Wednesday as he unveiled the measure.
Senator Fernando Bezerra said the global spike in energy prices gave legal justification for bypassing a constitutional spending cap and delivering payments to truckers, a key constituency of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro as he battles for re-election in October's vote.
