“Our task is to take to the streets”, says worker as refineries allowed to go on sale

Petrobras

“Our task is to take to the streets”, says worker as refineries allowed to go on sale

Supreme Court authorized the sale of refineries by Bolsonaro government without consent from Legislative

Private Logic

With weakened social functionality, Petrobras cuts production and harms workers

Focus on exporting crude puts the state owned company at the mercy of markets, unable to help in the country’s ...

Unions all over the country are protesting against the lay off of more than 1,000 workers. Strike starts Saturday at midnight

Nationwide

Oil workers go on indefinite strike against mass layoffs and dismantling of Petrobras

State-run company is selling 8 refineries, thousands of miles of pipelines, and fuel distributors

Professor Igor Fuser was a guest on last Thursday’s No Jardim da Política show and addressed foreign affairs topics in today’s scenario

Interview

“Brazil is at the feet of the US like a soldier at Uncle Sam’s service,” scholar says

Foreign affairs professor Igor Fuser was a guest on the Brasil de Fato Radio show “No Jardim da Política”

Hunger strikers received visit and support from FUP workers; defending Petrobras is a common agenda

Neoliberalism

Hunger strikers denounce attacks on Brazil’s sovereignty

Activists point out expansion of finance capital and concerns about state-owned companies Petrobras and Eletrobras

Majority of Brazilian people oppose privatizing public companies

BRAZIL'S ELECTIONS

Brazilian people oppose privatization; what do presidential candidates say about it?

Selling strategic state-owned enterprises to private capital is a sensitive issue in Brazil’s upcoming elections

Brazil’s Supreme Court justice Lewandowski granted petition filed by union organizations: privatizations should be passed by the Congress

BRAZILIAN ECONOMY

Petrobras suspends refinery sales after Supreme Court ruling

Brazil’s state-owned oil giant had plans to sell four refineries

Jandira Feghali: “Over one million families in Brazil are once again cooking with firewood and alcohol. It’s a life hazard.”

ABUSIVE PRICES

Members of Congress file suit to stop LP gas price hikes in Brazil

Plantiffs argue more people are not able to afford LP gas and risk their lives by cooking with firewood

Oil workers protest against giving away Brazil’s pre-salt reserves to multinational corporations

OIL

Brazil: New auctions hand three pre-salt oil fields over to foreign capital

Experts told Brasil de Fato this is yet another step to dismantle state oil giant Petrobras

Oil workers stand against privatization of state-owned oil giant Petrobras. The banner reads “We’re not for sale”

PROTESTS

Oil workers to stage 72-hour strike against LP gas and fuel price hikes in Brazil

Union argues Temer’s pricing policy for oil products has led to price hikes

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