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May 31, 2018

Brazilian Oil Workers Stage Strike to Protest Plans to Privatize Petrobras
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Brazilian oil workers are waging a 72-hour strike, in a new blow to
President Michel Temer. This follows a nationwide 10-day trucker strike
that is coming to an end. Oil workers oppose plans to privatize the
state-run oil firm Petrobras.

Nascimento da Silva: "This company belongs to the Brazilian people. Oil
belongs to the Brazilian people. We are fighting for that, and we're not
taking a step back."



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