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November 18, 2011

Brazil Probes Chevron Over Major Oil Spill Near Rio de Janeiro 
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Brazil has opened an investigation of the oil giant Chevron after a
major oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. A well at a Chevron
drilling site has released unknown amounts of oil into the sea. A top
Brazilian police official called the spill an "environmental
catastrophe."

Fabio Scliar: "This is a great environmental disaster; no doubt this is
an environmental catastrophe. This area is a migratory route where many
marine species go by. The dimensions of the spill are much bigger than
the company would like to admit."



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