Associação Brasileira dos Caminhoneiros (ABCAM, Brazilian Association of Truck Drivers) is an association of

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truck driver A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in ...

s in

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. It was founded by

José da Fonseca Lopes José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

in 1983. It represents around 500,000 independent truck drivers. It played a lead role in organizing the 2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike, issuing an ultimatum in early May that led to nationwide disruptions on May 20.

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