
Sao Paulo, April 8 (Reuters) – Brazilian natives protesters lifted the blockade of the trans -amazon highway and reopened the critical transport route connecting the farmers with the port of Miritit, the Association of the Traders ABIOVE and the operator of tolls.
Munduruku native activists occasionally closed a road, also known as the BR-230, starting with March 25 to put pressure on the Brazil of the Supreme Court to overturn Act 2023 restricting the original rights of land.
Grain traders said the protests prevent the transport of approximately 70,000 metric tons of grain worth almost $ 30 million, every day.
Abi said he learned on Tuesday morning that the natives had a meeting with the Supreme Court judge Gilmar Mendes and ended the blockade.
Through Brasil BR-163, a company that manages 1,009 kilometers (627 miles) of highway connecting farms in Mato Grosso with the port of River, also confirmed the end of the protest.
The Mendes office said the meeting was scheduled for April 15.
Last year, about 15 million tonnes of soybean and corn on the boats were loaded on the boats in Miritituba. This corresponds to more than 10% of the total export volume in Brazil for these grains.
It is believed that shipments across the port of the river will increase around 20% this year, as they are expected to benefit from the growing trade war between the US and China, selling a record harvest of soy and bumper.
Before the start of the protests, access to Mirituba was plagued by the poor BR-230.
The narrow places along the unpaved five -kilometer section of the road near the port city blocked some trucks coming from the farm for three days, Anatc, the lobby group representing the freight companies on Tuesday.
Via Brasil BR-163 said that a new approach to the expropriation of land for new road construction will be created when the courts are granted. (Report Ana Mano; Editing Joe Bavier)
(Tagstotranslate) Brazilian natives protesting