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Lula da Silva is free and fighting fit
After 580 days in solitary confinement, Brazil’s former president vows to oppose the country’s ultra-rightwing government
Brazil oil discovery may confound doom-mongers
Excitement about the potential of Brazil as a massive new source of oil and gas intensified on Tuesday after a senior Energy Ministry official declared that the newly found…
Massive oilfield a ‘new horizon’ for Brazil
A monster offshore oil discovery could help Brazil join the ranks of the world’s major exporters, but full-scale extraction is unlikely until 2013 and will be very expensive. The…