"Let's Not Panic": Revista da Cidade Urges Calm for Those Rushing to Supermarkets to Stock Up on Food
Show hosts warn that overbuying empties shelves of rice, coffee and sugar and drives up prices for those who have the least
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Anyone filling their cart with rice, coffee and sugar out of fear of a power outage got a message on Friday (13) edition of Revista da Cidade, on Rádio Cultura: stay calm.
"We're not going to panic, we're not going to the supermarket," said the program's hosts, after being approached by listeners worried about stocking up on food at home. The topic has dominated the week following the heavy rains in Sul de Minas and talk of possible power outages.
According to the hosts, the rush has the opposite effect. "Someone goes there, buys four or five, and the item vanishes from the shelves and the price goes up," they explained. Those who pay the price, they said, are people with less money who cannot afford to buy extra.
The advice is to stay alert and follow official information, without causing unnecessary rushes to the stores.
Watch the excerpt from Revista da Cidade in the video for this story.
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