18.02.10 Brazil Focus
February issue: Table of contents
SPOTLIGHT
> Brazilian economy in 2010: Strategy to recover exports; Ministry of
Finance
vs Central Bank.
POLITCS AND SOCIETY
> First Cabinet meeting of 2010
> A VP for Rousseff?
> A radical bill: Compulsory profit distribution
> Decree 7,037: National Plan for Human Rights
> Rousseff resurgent
> Neves's political future
> Politics in brief: Congress resumes; Education lags; Many voters prefer
tax
cuts to interest reduction; Serra's priorities begin to emerge; Leaving a
justice legacy; Lula anxious to revive Telebrás; Interfering in the TCU; Vote
on
Consolidation of Social Laws.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
> The power of Petrobras
> A new petrochemical giant: Petrobras and Odebrecht acquire Quattor by
Braskem
> The paradox of natural gas: Unable to ensure firm supply
> Petroleum in brief: Pre-salt legislation; Oil-bearing interval and
ambitious targets for OGX; Brazilian project for Chevron; Devon Energy's
request to stop
exploration is refused;
> Petrobras news: Investment plan on hold; Oil production increase; Trade
surplus; FPSO for Guará; Pipeline launched; Passing up Venezuela; Petrobras
acquire
Cascade field
> Electric power issues: Brazil-Peru; Belo Monte project; Debt
renegotiation;
Power consumption increasing; Jirau ramps up; Reducing electricity costs;
Helping Venezuela
> Environmental news: Environmental performance; Wind-power contracts;
Discussing COP-15
> Bio-fuels in brief: Recognition for sugar-cane; Shell and Cosan JV; Cold
weather performance; World's first ethanol fuelled thermo-electric plant;
Bio-fuels merger; Pipeline plans; Buffer stock of ethanol; Funds for
bio-fuelled
development; Swiss-British JV.
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
> The social security deficit
> Brazil's multinational enterprises
> A proxy at Davos
> Economy in brief: Injecting capital; Brazil to be world's 5th largest
economy; BRIC liquidity and reserves; Projections for capital flows; Speedy
recovery
from financial crisis; BNDES unveils investment plan; FDI drops sharply;
Interest rate trends; WEF ranking; Fiscal incentives ending; Federal public
debt;
Airport privatisation stalled.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
> Round the globe with Lula
> Haitian assistance efforts
> Diplomatic briefs: BRIC summit; Zelaya leaves Brazil
> International trade: Bilateral meetings with Argentina; Trade logistics
survey; Brazil-US possible free trade agreement.