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Oil Industry, not Brazilians, Spooked by Strike
Brazilians do not scare easily, but a media narrative saying so paves the way for northern acceptance of a return to fascism. by Brian …
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Inside the Gringo Oil Grab: Parente leaves, Petrobras hikes prices
Unions claim partial victory as top PSDB insider and Shell executive resign from Petrobras leadership by Brian Mier On May 30th, as a trucker’s …
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Public Note: Petroleum Workers Unions Explain Abusive Prices
The increases in gasoline, cooking gas and diesel prices can not be treated merely as a tax issue. They are the result of a …
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Petroleum Workers Strike Against Neoliberal Price Policy
72-hour national warning strike started at 12:01 AM. Petroleum workers have been holding assemblies and protests for two months to halt Petrobras privatization and …
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Petroleum Workers Gear Up for National Strike
“The Brazilian people are anxious for reductions in gasoline, cooking gas and diesel prices,” says Petroleum workers union leader José Maria Rangel By Andre …
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Trucker Strike: Petrobras’ Dismantlement Leads Brazil to Chaos
by Paulo Kliass* Truck drivers tend to be conservative, but their demands are fair. About the coup, Petrobras’ price policies meet investors wishes but …
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Media Silent On Brasil’s Growing Public Debt Under Temer
During the lead up to the 2016 Coup, a series of alarmist articles in the Brazilian and international media warned of Brazil’s spiraling public …
Saad Filho: The attack on Lula and threats to Brasil’s Democracy
Speech at SOAS, University of London, April 12, 2018 Transcribed and edited for readability by Brasil Wire Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was the …
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The Revolt Against Foreign Capital’s Pillage Of Brasil
In his landmark work, “A Fantasia Organizada”, legendary developmentalist economist Celso Furtado described the modern history of Brazil as a conflict between internationally-backed monetarist …
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US admits role in Operation Lava Jato, brags about Lula conviction
December 22, 2017. After US-backed neoliberal Sebastian Piñera wins the Chilean presidential elections following corruption charges against center-left former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet involving Brazilian …
