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Brazil's Lula defends oil exploration near Amazon River
Brazil's Lula defends oil exploration near Amazon River
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a controversial offshore oil exploration plan near the mouth of the Amazon River was a key opportunity for the country's growth. Plans to explore for oil in an offshore basin near the mouth of the Amazon River have angered environmentalists and divided the Lula administration.