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Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find - apnews.com

Published by Associated Press By Gabriela Sá Pessoa · 18 August 2026 at 02:20
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Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find - apnews.com
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Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future." He visited a Petrobras offshore drilling vessel on Monday, following a find announced last week near the Amazon River. Petrobras dete…

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