BRAZIL: Pray, Cheer, and Do the Rain Dance to Stave Off Crisis

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 22 (IPS) – An energy crisis will hit Brazil in 2009 or 2010, and not even the discovery of vast undersea oil and gas reserves with “enormous potential yields,” as announced by the government, can stave it off, warn experts.

The Tupi oilfield found in the Santos basin, off the coast of the southern state of Sao Paulo, could augment Brazil
If these estimates are confirmed, Brazil would step up from 16th to 9th place among the world