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

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that oil drilling in northern and northeastern coastal regions could be “a passport to the country’s future” after visiting a Petrobras offshore drilling vessel following a find announced last week near the mouth of the Amazon River. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that oil drilling in northern and northeastern