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09.12.11 Brazil Focus
December issue: Table of contents
SPOTLIGHT
- Oil spill disaster for Chevron: Did it drill too deep? The hypothesis; The
penalty; The details; The fallout; The ramifications
POLITICS & SOCIETY
- Cabinet reform for Rousseff: Other changes in senior positions are possible
- Rationalising the public service: Lupi leaves
- Political percolations: Opposition PSDB has no suitable candidate; Jockeying for
position
- A truth commission: Rousseff must now appoint the seven members to the
commission
- Defence in the doldrums
- Political briefs: PAC pain; A new judge
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
- Ruckus over royalties, again: Some 150,000 people rallied in downtown Rio to put
pressure on the government
- Petrobras performance: The domestic production target for 2011 (2.1 million b/d)
will also not be met
- Who will helm ANP?
- Oil & gas in brief: Sub-sea operations; Local content tightened up; Braskem
in Peru
- Petrobras news: Another day, another pre-salt test
- Getting ready for Rio
- Bio-fuel news, mostly: Money to the winds; Power concessions, but when?
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
- Bracing for crisis: Averting recession; What should be done?
- Getting an upgrade: Another factor that weighed in the decision was the size of
Brazil's international reserves (US$351.8 billion)
- Economy in brief: Job creation slows; Brazilian soy exports lead
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Africa, the new priority: Brazil faces competition for its ventures
- China's dominance: Over the last 12 months, the Chinese market represented 13.4
per cent of Brazilian exports
- Foreign exchange dumping
- Diplomatic briefs: Consensus on Iran; Syrian crimes against humanity
- Trade news: Lagarde leaves empty-handed; Blocking the big ship.
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