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Brazilian Oil Workers Stage Strike to Protest Plans to Privatize Petrobras

HeadlineMay 31, 2018

Brazilian oil workers are waging a 72-hour strike, in a new blow to President Michel Temer. This follows a nationwide 10-day trucker strike that is coming to an end. Oil workers oppose plans to privatize the state-run oil firm Petrobras.

Nascimento da Silva: “This company belongs to the Brazilian people. Oil belongs to the Brazilian people. We are fighting for that, and we’re not taking a step back.”

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