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08.02.12 Brazil Focus
February issue: Table of contents
SPOTLIGHT
- Gabrielli replaced at the helm of Petrobras: The appointment of Graça Foster was
a personal decision for Rousseff; Changes in the board
POLITICS & SOCIETY
- A new stamp on government: Keeping PAC accountable; What will she do? The shape
of Congress; The reform that wasn't
- PT and social movements: All of these complex factors represent a major
challenge for Rousseff
- First year gets low grade
- A boost for E-class
- Striking up the brass band: PT has clearly not stomached its defeat at the polls
in 2008 and 2010 for mayor and governor
- Rousseff as CEO: The inefficiency of the federal public service stems from
several factors
- Politics & society in brief: Serra steps away from São Paulo; An impartial
judiciary
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
- Oil & gas news: Another round for ANP; Bidding for Anadarko assets
- Petrobras news: Unfettered consumption; Solimões basin
- Environmental issues: The future we want; First leak in pre-salt E&P
- Electric power in brief: MPX shares to Germany; Pieces of the energy pie
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
- Two paths for the economy: Rousseff wishes to accelerate growth so that by 2014,
the last year of her term, the country will have controlled inflation
- Airport privatisation
- Reforming the mining sector
- Money in, money out: Borrowing abroad; Foreign direct investment
- Economy in brief: New minimum wage in effect; Investing in infrastructure
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Rousseff in the Caribbean: Rousseff arrived in Cuba with an offer of credit
worth US$523 million
- Diplomatic briefs: Brazil gets an American friend; Delayed indemnity payments
- China as trading partner: Brazilian exports to China consist mostly of raw
commodities
- Argentinean protectionism
- Trade in brief: Going with the grain; Automotive trade with Mexico.
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