SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Despite a reduction of road blockades, most Brazilian truckers protesting high diesel prices have not gone back to work and Latin America's largest economy is poised to enter an eighth day of protests on Monday with near-zero road cargo transportation.
Hospitals are reporting shortages of some basic products, while many farm animals are dying or being culled because of a lack of feed. In addition, major cities such as Rio de Janeiro have sharply reduced public transportation, and schools and universities said they would not open on Monday because of transportation hurdles.
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