# Brazil truckers block highways, Bolsonaro asks protestors to stand down

> Truckers blocked highways in Brazil in protest, and President Bolsonaro asked protesters to stand down. Blockades were reported near the port of São Francisco do Sul, but Brazil's grain exporters association ANEC said grain shipments to ports were not currently affected.

- Date: 2021-09-08 · published 2021-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45090-brazil-truckers-block-highways-bolsonaro-asks-protestors-to-stand-down
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Brief blockades that do not reach grain terminals have limited effect on Brazilian soybean and corn export flows, so the price impact is small, though a prolonged stoppage could tighten supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-04-25 | [Argentina truckers end protest at Quequen grain port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13799-argentina-truckers-end-protest-at-quequen-grain-port-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-09-14 | [Brazil’s robust grain harvests and Panama Canal delays boost midsize bulkers, brokers say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33985-brazil-s-robust-grain-harvests-and-panama-canal-delays-boost-midsize-bulkers.md) | -1.2% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2017-11-03 | [Grain trade a boon as Brazil's Itaqui seeks higher shipping volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67882-grain-trade-a-boon-as-brazil-s-itaqui-seeks-higher-shipping-volumes.md) | -1.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2021-12-02 | [Farmers Offer $1 Million To Help Move Lock And Dam 25 Project Forward - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16742-farmers-offer-1-million-to-help-move-lock-and-dam-25-project-forward-the.md) | +2.7% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2018-03-16 | [Panama Canal signs MoU to promote grain shipments from Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65912-panama-canal-signs-mou-to-promote-grain-shipments-from-brazil.md) | -1.1% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-17 | [Civil protests once again block KCS de Mexico main line to busy port - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46602-civil-protests-once-again-block-kcs-de-mexico-main-line-to-busy-port-trains.md) | -2.4% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-05-09 | [Rail providers asked to do more](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41441-rail-providers-asked-to-do-more.md) | +6.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-11-03 | [Grain trade a boon as Brazil's Itaqui seeks higher shipping volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67882-grain-trade-a-boon-as-brazil-s-itaqui-seeks-higher-shipping-volumes.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-truckers-partially-block-routes-grains-still-shipping-2021-09-08/

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