that's the proposal of the 20th century in latin america. what happened, that we didn't grow up the citizens. we did not grow up thinking that it's in my hands, that it's in my effort, that it's in my sacrifice to progress as much as i can. i don't depend from government, but we never heard that. we didn't learn that, and that's why we lag behind. that's why africa the same. i mean, those dictators, those guerrillas that they have way back, and you need what we have here, and my wish is don't lose it. you learn here about the american dream, and you say you get the american dream with your effort. you go to school, if you work, if you strive and you go ahead, you make the dream. you yourself. you don't sit down in your living room like many of these followers by doing ah, trump, good, great. you sit down in your living room and you ask for a beer. you drink beer. you watch tv and you wait for trump to deliver, to deliver his promise that he will take jobs back from mexico, back to people here. he will never do that. he said i'll bring back t

latin america's been growing at rates of well over 5%. so we're performing much better. but the next date i want to mention is 2016. after this great progress of humankind all around the world, we see something new happening. it's difficult to understand why should we put our whole nation in the hands of one man and let him do what he pleases. that's not the american dream, that's not what washington, jefferson, lincoln and all of them thought. just to control borders but also to control people, citizens, to control all freethinking into one thinking mind. it's difficult to understand why should we put all nation in hands of one man everton do what he pleases. that's not the american dream. that's not what washington, jefferson, lincoln and all of them thought. they wanted to have independent branches of powers. they wanted to have checks and balances because they knew that in some times you get as leaders fake leaders, false prophets. you get as leaders those who don't have a clear path where they're going and what for they're moving there. so we're back to the nation s

that is the proposal for the latin america. we did not grow up thinking that it is in my hands in my effort and in my sacrifice to profit is much as i can. i don't depend from government that we've never held that we didn't learn that and that is why we like find and that is why africa is the same. those dictators and the guerrillas they have way back that promised the same to the african people so you need what you have here and my wish is don't lose it. you learn here of the american dream and say you get the megan dream and if you go to school and you work and you strive and you go ahead you make the drink. you yourself and you don't sit down in your living room like many of these followers of trump by doing trump, good, great, you sit down in your living room and you ask for a beer and you drink beer and watch tv and you wait for trump to deliver. to deliver his promise that he will bring jobs back to mexico and back to people here. he will never do that. he said i will bring back the cold jobs and [inaudible] thank god tru

when vice president pens trouble throughout latin america last year in august, he talked about a sense of urgency. the problems in venezuela has been on a slow-motion crisis especially for a long time and what this administration has done has said this will not stand. there is a sense of urgency in our engagement with venezuela that it's important consistence and the vice president articulate that when we traveled through the region last august. this urgency has becomes become a sense of frustration because despite a historic unique global sense that what's happening in venezuela is it unacceptable despite the wits build up around the region we still have in venezuela a political situation that is devastating to its people and that sense of frustration is where we were on may 19. i think of my colleagues said this morning, but maduro ministration missed an opportunity on the 20th by holding that election, by not listening to the overwhelming voice of the international community asking the regime to postpone the election: twenty free and fair electoral process and make decisions based o

cold war and see how the cold war was experienced in latin america. there has been a very interesting laboratory of different experiments between the u.s. projects and the ussr projects. so in the case of latin america, in the 1968 year, specifically in the case of mexico, there is a complete -- some kind of break in regards to the participation of civil society and the students were advancing the agenda. mexico had a government of 72 years ruling the country. it was in a democratic way of having one party govern for 72 years, it was like a functional dictatorship from that point of view. the 1968 movement, in the case of mexico, marks the movement where mexican society, starting with students and other groups, started the process of democratization, start the end of the regime in mexico. the 1968 is important because it is the moment that the government becomes much more aggressive against the student protests in mexico, against the movements that were previously not as important in student movements in 1968, but it is an important turning point in t

what i mentioned before, the mother activism we have in latin america, it happened in mexico. it happened in argentina. it happened in other regions of central america, like el salvador. in el salvador, and you have guerrila revolutions. state crime to state offenses were connected to the building of these nonviolent culture based on human rights and connected very much with the force the disappearances in latin america. and the other route that was much more radical was guerrillas that were settled down in different regions, like the case of mexico in the 1970's. the response of the post-1968 are two different ways or approaches and responses. belinda: i would really like to reinforce the characterization that alyssa made about the importance of looking not only had big marches, but at the everyday examples of blocking an intersection. these protests could be five people in a kind of provocative action that called attention to an issue. they were often very successful, especially after 1968, to draw on the kind of division that raul is suggesting. it became increasingly diffic

it's incredible the amount that came up in africa, europe, asia latin america, in china, 300 million families are middle-class in china. much more than what is here in the united states. we are all human beings gifted with 12 to 15 additional years of life. today will move from 80 or 85 years to 130 years. it's going to be boring. but we'll have more time to do more and more good things. to do things for others in our community also, income went higher than before and growth of the economies was growth and wealth was all around the world. africa is a region growing up to 12%. that in america that was once left behind populists and demagogues with the regimes we began to grow based on democracy and freedom. america is growing at a pace well over 5%. so, we are performing much better. the next date i want to mention is 2016. after this great progress of humankind all around the world, we see something new happening. we see the brexit, we see catalonia trying to move out of spain and we see a very special phenomenon here in the united states. the election of mr. trump. this is the elect

the only example you provide in latin america about theability of the policies is chile.ecause that's the only country that run the-- >> sure. >> and largely because it has a set of institutions designed for that purpose. norway is in europe, but norway has the benefit of discovering this a hundred years before they discovered oil. and the resource course is there and whether it's oil or copper or for borrowing, the effect has always been the same, the cycle-- but anyway, a comment about sanctions is, absolutely, i mean, there's plenty to be done in the realm of personal sanctions, targeted sanctions. absolutely. the relatives of thugs and criminals in power are not guilty, but using mine -- money that comes out of corruption and robbery, well, that's a crime as well. they shouldn't go to jail, perhaps, but shouldn't be travelling europe and north america as frequently as they do. and one more thing about personalized sanctions and there's nothing more personalized than this. on tuesday, the report at oas on the possible commissions of crimes against humanities coming out

it's not an issue of "latin america," this is global democracy. it is a concern at the highest levels at the g7. thank you very much. jennifer: thank you very much, eric. it's a pleasure to be here today and canada is extremely pleased to talk with this group how we see the unfolding crisis in venezuela. you said what i was going to say -- you said it well. [laughter] but essentially we consider this a problem happening in the americas, but of global proportions and significance. reason, we have taken them to other forums as well. our objectives bilaterally and multilaterally have remained the same for the 25 plus years we have been part of the oas. the oas has done a relatively good job of supporting democracy in the americas. they developed the strongest document that exists in the global american charter. teeth?we get it -we make it matter? what we are looking for in venezuela is nothing less than what venezuelans have identified for themselves. their constitution deserves to be implemented. venezuelans deserve a democratic future. it seems unf

he told me the problem with drug traffic is not only related to groups in latin america, and columbia venezuela but the drug traffic has to do through africa and through europe. and government has detected that the money from the drug traffic goes to groups that they gain money through the traffic in the region. so were talking about a global negative business that has to do with guerrilla movement and latin america. and also has to do with radical movement in africa and europe. there is a common thread that has to do with the open use of the drug business in venezuela. another issue is the use of conflict as a defense mechanism. it's clear as far as he's involved in more trouble he will look for more trouble abroad. that is the case in mexico or columbia. it's clear there is right now a corruption business related to the government with the food by. he buys the food from mexico, he buys the food from parts of chile and colombia and after they made the business with the people in mexic mexico, colombia virtually they help radical groups. that is the case in mexico and is the case in c

decay is ahead but will face leftwinger gustava petro in round two in three weeks let's go live to latin america editor of the sea and human in bogota to see what happens within that three week period. you know rob well you're absolutely right it's very clear at this point of bad even duke is a conservative who is supported by this country will turn right when former president i believe it is on top but he only thought he got actually less than forty percent of the vote so it's not a given that in three weeks time he could win this election and on the absolutely other extreme of the political spectrum we have the second runner up which is none other than who stumble better or he is a former urban guerilla of the and nineteen rebel movement which disbanded in one thousand nine hundred she joined the political front to try to win power through the ballot box which is what he hopes he will do so there's going to campaigning has already begun i'm outside of the salad but does have a campaign headquarters right now they're all waiting for him to or arrive but they are already asking didn't they colum

and now we have hector brought into the conversation a true expert on democracy across latin america actually we have seen some interesting developments across latin america like we never had election or governments traditionally reluctant to pay dues and much of the republic suddenly has become much more interested in addressing these issues like other countries and canada and the united states also in your home country of argentina but what issues can you bring to the table? >> thank you for inviting. so talk about the future,. >> so in the right direction because of the different government whether left-wing or right-wing governments for elections is not going as fast as you like it to happen as they are very hesitant that one of the things i said on sunday was is time for the latin american countries to have sanction like the european union and although not a member of the european union but yet as a government official is not impossible that they know the assets or the media in the most exclusive on-site. so that is one thing. with they should know because technically that entai

the safety and the security of latin america as well as economy has struggled for years with hyperinflation and many people find it hard to find food and medicine with his government is also accused of using heavy handed tactics to stifle opposition and unrest it is under pressure to suspend its forthcoming presidential may the twentieth elections which the u.s. ambassador to the united nations if you call this a sham we cannot allow to protract his quote unquote victory on may twentieth as a validation of his role it will be nothing of the sort as long as a matter of stops a credible independent observer mission we know the results will be fraudulent the systematic oppression of the venezuelan people has become an active threat to the entire region for the safety and the security of all people of in latin america it is time for men dural to go. crumb's pick to lead the cia last year hospital is in for a grilling on the senate begins her confirmation hearing on weapons to a hospital spent thirty three years at the cia but many are questioning her judgment when she worked for the clandestine

him in a sense shares their colonial human rights advocate of the washington office on latin america and also in washington peter hachim president emeritus and senior fellow of the inter american warm welcome to you or let me start by asking him in or this i mean even do you care first followed by gustavo petro any indication what would the second term run of look like. well i think it's really going to determine who. who voted for said here for hard to the side to go with but what we have right now is a panorama of very different points of views and who wins is going to greatly determine how columbia decides to take things in the future in terms of the peace deal we know that. he won do k. is has stated that while he will follow through at the peace accord he plans to make some major reforms in it he's also planning to unify to do this of system in colombia which would greatly undermine the special jurisdiction for peace while gustavo petro is more than likely to continue in the same vein when it comes to the issue of the peace process peter why does even looks like the man likely t

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him in a sense shares their colonial human rights advocate the washington office on latin america and also in washington peter hachim president emeritus and senior fellow of the inter american warm welcome to your let me start by asking him in a this i mean even do you care first followed by gustavo petro any indication what would the second term run earth look like. well i think it's really going to determine who the poor who voted for said here for hard to decide to go with but what we have right now is a panorama of very different points of views and who wins is going to greatly determine how columbia decides to take things in the future in terms of the peace deal we know that. he won do k. is has stated that while he will follow through at the peace accord he plans to make some major reforms in it he's also planning to unify the to disavow system in colombia which would greatly undermine the special jurisdiction for peace while gustavo petro is more than likely to continue in the same vein when it comes to the issue of the peace process pizza why does even looks like the man likel

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into a political party public support for them has been weak that's left two main candidates a latin america editor lucien human reports. he's the most politically inexperienced of all the candidates the conservative the vandyke it has an enviable advantage he's the protege of colombia's still immensely popular former president. like his right wing mentor duke is a staunch critic of the two thousand and sixteen peace accord reached with colombia's fark rebels which many complained was too soft he told al-jazeera he would start by making a fundamental change to get emotional much more of course on this that we want the leaders responsible for crimes against humanity to be obliged to tell the truth about what they did to compensate the victims and to go to prison. for a bit. but that wasn't the original deal and many fear changing it could reignite a war that lasted for more than fifty. years. on the opposite extreme of the ideological divide is former bubble tamera. colombia's first truly competitive left wing presidential candidate. he says maintaining peace and promoting social justice are

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latin america as as europe has come to fill a void that needed to be filled. it's not just about the banks it's not just about the government.

compared to what they were used to, spain is a crossroads for drug trafficking so they dealt with latin americaafia, the italian maria, but this was an entirely different model. these people showing up presented themselves as wealthy successful businessmen and so the investigators had to learn how to -- how to take on these groups, how to understand them. they had to educate their own judiciary about this threat which is rather subtle. they had to prove crimes that were crimes that were happening often -- the money that was being laundered because of crimes that had happened elsewhere. they were dealing with enemies who on the one hand were very dangerous and had great firepower but on the other practice strategic restraint many of them so they weren't committing violent crimes in spain. these were mafia's with what seemed to be unlimited resources with some of the best lawyers and financial advisers that spain could -- that spain could offer. and they had difficulties with -- as much as josÉ talks about some of the collaboration, what's clear is they had difficulties with russia and some of th

it has been a difficult week for latin america. about argentina specifically, a lot of the people i talk to think that the imf involvement is a good thing. >> i think definitely it's a good thing it's interesting because the imf, if you look back to pre 2008 times, that's when imf lending fell to rock bottom levels. a lot of people had to leave the imf at the time. so i think the imf is happy now to be lending money and i think it's good for argentina. >> if you're thinking about it as an investor, you're clearly looking for details on what type of credit line they will get do you think that's a determining factor on whether people jump back in again? >> yeah. >> also what time of reforms they're asking >> it's an important point let's take one step back the government, i think, and the central bank weren't really communicating well with the markets. when mr. macri came out with the credit line, nobody bought it. but a stand-by agreement and an arrangement is the classic one that will apply to a country like this. they could get up

and you're in the stream live on al-jazeera and you tube today the growing migrant crisis in latin america has hundreds of thousands of venezuelans flee their country seeking economic and political stability what can the international community do. a lawyer a writer and you are. the epicenter of the refugee crisis is along the venezuelan and colombian border where roughly thirty five thousand venezuelans cross every day in search of work or medicine it's believed that three thousand to five thousand people who make the daily soldier an end up staying in colombia or from there make their way to other countries so how should the international community or spawn into this growing problem well here in the studio to discuss this so we have a danny bahar he is a venezuelan economist and fellow at the brookings institution also in our studio. delgado she's a venezuelan attorney and human rights activists in bogota colombia. he's a reporter with al-jazeera english who has been covering this issue for the network and in the netherlands joseph marks he's the u.n.h.c.r. representative in the colombia

allies in latin america we the hard earned government carried out blatant fraud in the november elections and mass mass repression and yet the united states instantly recognized the hundred government because it's a close ally of the united states in in in latin america now the u.s. strategy for these elections coming up in venice well it's very important to note this there is an opposition candidate running henry func home and in fact he's increasing in the polls who knows he might win these elections but the u.s. strategy and a majority of the right. far right wing opposition in venezuela which is aligned with the us policy of overthrowing the revolution is boycotting these elections this is a boycott strategy because it does not want the venezuelan government legitimate it but another of another election that we had and i think that its strategy is to first push this boycott do you have to debate the elections internationally and in that way legitimate a strategy of intensified violence and street protest in venezuela and what kind of reaction do you think we'll see from. reaction to t

the african union election observer observer trip there was set out which is an international latin america. expert observer of the actions and i mean it was a resoundingly. concurrence that it was sadly that technically robust. there was no sight of any intimidation of people being trafficked. or people being paid to vote for i mean there was there was a significant abstinence that's true but on that note i mean that's the opposition and said previously that they were going to abstain that they still had a candidate. why would a government try and. fix an election that's not going to be contested that in itself doesn't make sense and you know there's another point that's worth noting is that we went to a recent prior to the elections with the. with the main campaign managers of all candidates and. henry five carter was the main opposition candidate actually said that they agreed with the electoral system they thought it was for vast had witnesses in all the polling stations that also so they couldn't say or it was a fraud or and he said that they were they would recognise. the results unti

arguing for democracy in latin america which did happen and doing the same with soviet union.eaching out in the soviet jewish movement. building up our defenses after the de: of defense spending in vietnam. everybody assumes that was p.m. reagan's doing and he deserves credit doing it but we started it. we raised defend spending at 3%. recognized china. all of these things were done in a quite conventional -- questionable -- consequential way and made it more of a peaceful world and took on the soviet union with afghanistan. it was not just soft power, it was hard power. when they invaded afghanistan, he increased defense spending. had an olympic boycott. a grain embargo on the eve of the iowa primaries. and imposed a whole range of sanctions and inaugurated what was called the carter doctrine saying to the soviets any penetration in the gulf will be met with military force. and so i wanted to put all of these positive things on the record as well as dole honestly with the problems that we had. host: our guest is stuart eizenstat. he is joining us from new york. we'll get to y

in latin america has come to fill a void that needed to be filled. the u.a.e. has deployed more soldiers in yemen's remote island of subcontracts the gulf country has been expanding its influence not just in southern yemen but across the red sea and horn of africa region so what's behind this military build up this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm jane dokken the flag of the united arab emirates has been raised over public buildings and yemen's remote island off so cock sure that's near somalia's northeastern coast some local say it is a power grab at the expense of the internationally recognized government led by the president wants a hottie and the how to government says the u.a.e. action is an act of hostility formally they are allies in the saudi led war against the who three rebels in the capital but the u.a.e. has promoted separatists in the south and now calls the shots in large parts of that region and so cut to island will bring i guess a moment but first let's go topless as this report. showing support for yemen's prime minister. hund

they're very proud nation and they're for for decades latin america as being run by it the cia for. different description and when they have a country and a president and the previous president triggers when we actually want to take back our sovereignty be a sovereign nation it adds to that fight and so yes that's right actions sanctions have been put in place other side actions of being threatened to go no doubt be more sanctions let me. does. joseph thank you after the break. as the u.k. government announces plans to accelerate fracking in britain we'll ask for the number ten advisor professor peter stiles about whether to expect quakes in england on this week's news plans foldback you know that goes on the man who's frankly boiling over a bunch of biased be all the more coming over but true i'm going underground. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sport i'm show business i'll see you then. thanks guys or my survival guide book states in your time all the stored safely at the federal reserve. he sure it's not there y

there is an expansion of the west into every country in the world in asia, africa, and latin america,ncluding vietnam. when you think of the fact that of the people from those counieare the ones that come here to this country because of its attraction, economic and eems, in a way what is happening is we have to think of how to those voices, those lives, those dreams come back to haunt us? as a writer, what i like is to take those voices that are not voicel they speak very strongly, the faces of those people, and bring them into the country and put them inside our own dreams and fi out wt happens. it is as if the fabulous of latin america, which i speak of is magical realism and things like that, all of a sudden services inside an american kid. amy: how does that relate to your novel? ,"'sl: in "darwin's ghosts 14-year-old wakes up and they take a photograph of him, his dad brooks this works of the polaroid factory, and instead of his face being there in the photograph, the face of a native of some sort from across some part of the third world, we don't know where, is plastered onto th

aspects of the accord which he sees as too lenient on the rebel group let's go now live to our latin america editor you see a new man who is in bogota so we're talking about the peace accord here who say i have the rebels who indeed signed up to that quote have a now when i am voted. you know that's one of the most interesting fascinating i would say aspects of this election certainly historic and that is that thousands and thousands of former rebels have spent their entire lives fighting the system trying to sabotage elections year after year actually went out and voted for the first time in their lives and among them was. better known as the number one commander of the farkle rebels who was the one who helped negotiate this peace deal he said he was it was a magnificent moment he said it was one for reconciliation here in colombia but also an election that will determine whether or not this peace deal the start peace fail can survive after the elections. he's the most politically inexperienced of all the candidates the conservative has an enviable advantage he's the protege of colombia's s

fifth day of protest against the country's rising fuel prices brazil is the largest economy in latin america and highly dependent on road transport schools have shut food deliveries have halted and markets a close to running out of perishable goods. by the same boat i normally distribute one hundred tonnes of iron just today but now we have no oranges and the trucks are parked in the road eight trucks parks everything is stopped and you can't pay for anything think. on thursday the government reached an agreement with several truck driver associations to suspend the fuel taxes for fifteen days but at least one major union has decided to continue striking until the price hike is scrapped entirely some drivers are even striking independently you know there was a new games we don't have anyone representing us we're autonomous we don't have a union we don't have a corporate it absolutely nothing and that is giving us more power. diesel fuel is now at its second highest rate and brazil's history and president michel tema has now authorize federal forces to clear the roads but for now it seems the

party but it's failed to get public support that leaves two main players so let's go live to our latin america editor. in ball guitar first of all tell us about the former rebel fighters have they already voted in this election. mariyam indeed this is a very very historic day and a historic election for the first time thousands and thousands of former rebels who spent decades trying to sabotage elections all over the country actually went to the polls for the for. time in their lives and among them was. their supreme commander better known as the what chain call he cast his ballot just a few hours ago here in the capital saying that it was a momentous occasion one of national reconciliation for this country and one that would determine the future of the peace accord signed exactly one year ago. he's the most politically inexperienced of all the candidates a conservative has an enviable advantage he's the protege of colombia's still immensely popular former president of i don't. like his right wing mentor duke is a staunch critic of the two thousand and sixteen peace accord reached with colombi

prices president michel tema says he's preparing a lawsuit to stop the strikes that have paralyzed latin america's largest economy the strike is causing shortages of fuel and some food since around the country. well the u.s. says it will impose a twenty five percent tariff on fifty billion dollars worth of imports from china and also restrict investment by chinese companies in the u.s. and limit exports of high tech goods china earlier this month the two countries agreed to look at measures to cut china's trade surplus flora's louis has more from jan supervillains. china says it surprised at the latest announcement coming out from the trump administration and called on the us to implement the spirit of their most recent joint statement on china's commercial ministry is of course referring to a preliminary deal reached between the two sides not too long ago in which the us had agreed to delay imposition of tariffs on chinese goods in exchange for china agreeing to significantly increase purchases of u.s. farm goods and energy products. but this latest announcement from the u.s. government is of cou

become an active threat to the entire region for the safety and the security of all peoples in latin america it is time for madeira to go. president trump's pick to lead the cia jeana house bill is in for a grilling on the senate begins a confirmation hearing on weapons today asked will spend thirty three years at the cia but many are questioning her judgment when she worked for the clandestine service article a no from washington if you can't follow. jim haskell has spent days on capitol hill trying to charm senators in private before she answers their questions in public wednesday it will be a unique scene for the first time a person who was directly connected to torturing people under oath and answering questions president donald trump took to twitter to defend his nominee claiming she will always be tough on terror highlighting the fact that she's a woman if confirmed she would be the first to leave the agency but it is exactly her role dealing with people like abbott sherry that is being questioned he was water boarded tortured at a secret prison in thailand and she was in charge there

that draws a line in the sand between southeast asia and latin america.ry much reflects our preference from a market standpoint as well. we are much more comfortable on the equity side investing in southeast asia. somee finding idiosyncratic opportunities within latin america just because the debt markets there tend to be a bit larger. obviously steering clear of some of the problems like venezuela given the money outlook. david: how much does the emerging markets issue depend upon the strength of the dollar? it was different, but it seems to be driving em right now. michael: as the dollar goes up, you can see almost a one-for-one relationship between emerging-market equities and the dollar. as the dollar goes up, they go down. it's a question than of what is the debt sustainability for all the debt that is priced in dollars? interest rates are not that high yet. the dollar has not gone up that much yet. it is a concern out there that people the imf are watching. david: what is your outlook on the dollar because that affects the probability of large u.s.

to america i think the south or latin america is a very diverse continent but what we can observe in several latin american countries is that journalists are murdered on a daily basis take mexico brazil or colombia. there are parts of these countries where the states as the regulating are governing power has the factor retreated while private forces such as drug cartels and criminal groups have taken over power. here in the state no longer has any relevance and that means that the existing protection programs by the state don't work in colombia or in mexico because some of these states are corrupt to the core. of that myself recently on my last trip to mexico which makes it what i say about the it's not just by germany as far removed from such circumstances it's one of the freest countries on earth so why do you rank germany fifteenth in terms of freedom of the press. that's fine. but. what we criticize in germany the fact that print diversity is when the feeling like that could be considered a luxury problem compared to mexico or colombia. increasingly in germany there is just one l

brazil's petrel protests have crippled latin america's largest economy for over a week truckers blocking major highways causing fuel shortages halting production of factories and hammering exports now oil workers are joining the strike paralyzing rigs and refineries. the new strike comes as the trucking protest was finally showing signs of abating the government has lowered fuel costs and offered other concessions. the latest discord threatens to fan the flames further jeopardizing the government of michel teamer. oil workers are demanding not just lower fuel costs but the ouster of the top man of the state owned oil company petrobras page upper n.t. reforms carried out by the energy giant have raised domestic prices and stirred anger petrobras had subsidized local fuel cost for years loading it with debt. that's why we organized this movement to let society know that the price of fuel can be reduced if the government would focus on social welfare. brazil's top labor court has ruled the new strikes are illegal but that hasn't dissuaded workers petrobras said emergency teams are filling r