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Brazil's oil industry, Dominican-Haitian relations and the Falkland Islands
Dec 28th 2011, 21:47 by The Economist online
BRAZIL's offshore oil industry has just suffered a spill. This week's issue of The Economist assesses what the country's reaction says about how it will handle the growth of the energy sector. It also looks at Argentina's latest attempt to increase pressure on Britain over the Falkland Islands and the citizenship status of Dominicans of Haitian descent.
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Maybe Brazil's oil industry is in for a reality check.