Lula Says Oil Companies Make `War’ Against Brazilian Ethanol

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said oil companies are in a “commercial war” against Brazil’s sugar-cane ethanol, rejecting accusations it causes deforestation and relies on slave-labor working conditions.

“I believe the main attacks against biofuels come from oil companies,” Lula said today in his weekly national radio program broadcast. “We are aware of the interests held by countries that don’t produce ethanol or produce ethanol from wheat or corn, which aren’t competitive.”

Bloomberg