BRAZIL Will Fallout From US Spying Rift Reach Libra?

摘要

This was supposed to be the year when Brazil and the US smoothed out diplomatic ties that have been strained in recent years by disagreements over issues ranging from Iran to the permanent seat Brazil wants on the UN Security Council. But resentment over US spying on Brazil's top brass and on its state-controlled oil company Petrobras that caused President Dilma Rousseff this week to scuttle a highly anticipated formal state visit to Washington brings a new chill to relations between the Western Hemisphere heavyweights, lowering the bar of expectations from "upgrade" to "avoid further harm." The intense negative reaction inside Brazil to disclosures on US surveillance suggest major US oil companies hoping for a stake in Brazil's giant presalt Libra field — bidding is to take place next month — could be among the losers.