31.01.10 Brazil Focus January issue: Table of contents

SPOTLIGHT
> Aécio Neves takes himself out of the running

POLITICS AND SOCIETY
> The post-Lula era
> Rousseff is continuity: Lula's campaign for Rousseff is a subtle challenge to Sera
> Which way the wind blows: Datafolha poll reveals voting intentions
> A human rights dilemma: National Truth Commission
> Political briefs: Battisti extradition; Privatising Petrobras? Ministers to step down.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
> Bottlenecks for pre-salt: Status of the bills; Factors at play
> Brazil-Bolivia gas issue
> Petroleum briefs: ANP tender soon? Exporting from pre-salt? Anadarko finds; Unquantified OGX discovery; Brazilian oil production
> Petrobras news:
Domestic: Tupi production; Petrochemical project; Equity injection; Suspending pre-salt search; Braskem gets bigger; Comperj capacity; Cornerstone for premium refinery
International: Abreu e Lima postponed again; Cooperating with Mexico; Turkish E&P; Diesel via Portugal
> Electric power: A wind-power auction; Environmental licences delayed; IBAMA inundated
> Copenhagen: Almost a disaster
> Bio-fuels in brief: Ethanol to China; Sugar production up; Ethanol price rising; US tariff being rethought; Ethanol to petrol ratio lowered

ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
> The external deficit
> Estimates of Brazils' growth
> Public debt worrisome
> Fertilisers policy
> Economy in brief: Reforms in the mining sector; High speed train announcement; PAC delays; Unemployment drops; Selic news; Money for BNDES; Automotive manufacturing; Bond issue; Treasury to operate in the market; Mereilles on board of directors for BIS; Inflation below expectation; Odebrecht group win highway project.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
> US-Brazil relations cooling?
> Catastrophe in Haiti
> Brazil and its neighbours
> Diplomatic briefs
> International trade.