RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Brazil allows Amazon oil drilling Last Tuesday I phoned a relative that's been doing retail in that area he hasn't noticed anything firing up. Any significant news towards a major project like this will bring in tension in the area. Not only towards new mines but agriculture the power plant etc. Certain locals have a lot of influence on elections. They get the heads up on probabllities of major local protests, specially the ones that own businesses