Truck driver hits cars, attacks police officers and is shot by PM in Greater BH The 46-year-old truck driver who was punched in the head by a military police officer during protests over Provisional Measure (MP) 1,343, the Freight MP, thought he was being attacked by other protesters. According to the defense, he reacted to protect himself and stopped reacting when he realized that those involved were police officers. The confusion occurred after a driver broke the strike at the Port of Santos, which sparked outrage among the strikers. According to the defense, there was a disturbance after this driver "threw the vehicle" onto the protesters, a group in which the attacked truck driver was included. ?Click here to follow the g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. “The police arrived, but ended up exceeding this form of separation [...] At that moment, someone argued with the police and the police attacked him from behind”, said the defense, represented by lawyer Júnior Dantas. Still according to the lawyer, the truck driver was disoriented and started to defend himself, thinking that those involved in the confrontation were the drivers waiting to enter the Port of Santos. Truck driver is punched by PM and collapses during strike by Freight MP in Santos Reproduction/Social Networks "When he realized they were police officers, he immediately stopped the attacks. [...] Several police officers ended up surrounding him, and attacking him with batons, punches and tear gas. So he was really hurt," he said. Júnior Dantas stated that the truck driver was detained for around four hours in the 5th Police District, waiting for the police officers involved in the incident to appear at the unit to present their versions of the case. According to the Military Police, the protester who appears in the images threw a stone at the vehicle that was traveling. The act led to the intervention of the agents and ended with the truck driver being punched. The case is investigated by the Civil Police. Responses In a note, the Public Security Secretariat of the State of São Paulo (SSP-SP) informed that the Military Police are investigating the circumstances of the approach and analyzing the images from the portable operational cameras (COPs) of the agents involved. g1 contacted the Union of Self-Employed Road Workers of Goods of Baixada Santista and Vale do Ribeira (Sindicam-Santos), but had no response until the last update of this report. Truck drivers carry out a strike at the Port of Santos Sindicam-Santos Freight MP and protests The Freight MP changes the rules on the minimum floor for road freight transport and increases the punishments for companies that fail to comply with the official table. In Baixada Santista, the strike reached its second day this Tuesday, following a national movement. Hours later, the Senate approved the Frete MP, which is subject to sanction or veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Self-employed truck drivers were instructed by the unions not to accept new freight in the port region until the proposal is included on the voting agenda in Brasília. Truck driver is punched by PM and collapses during strike in Santos Reproduction/Social Networks VIDEOS: g1 in 1 minute Santos