Os impactos da greve dos caminhoneiros de 2018 a luz da teoria econômica

Abstract

This study aimed to highlight the relevance of road logistics and its significance for the Brazilian economy through the analysis of the impacts caused by the truckers strike in 2018. Data were obtained from IPEADATA, from 2017 to 2018, allowing the investigation of which sectors presented losses during the event and what were the negative consequences on the production, stocking and price sectors, identifying and diagnosing the effect on the Brazilian economy during and after the protest ended. To this end, a quantitative research was conducted, presenting data from the oil, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, fuel oil consumption and transportation sectors during the period evaluated. The results showed that the 11-day demonstration caused countless losses, estimated at R $ 15.9 billion for Brazil's economy and resulting in a supply crisis, harming other activities, especially the logistics sector that uses trucking by road, mostly. For managers, the stoppage brought learning that aims to prevent possible future stoppages, since the strike is a right of workers, and most were autonomous professionals who claimed important points for the category, including the reduction in price. diesel and the implementation of a minimum value table for the freight price.