
It was a day rich in symbolism. On an oil platform off the Brazilian coast, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this month dipped his hands into the first crude to flow from promising reserves discovered in the country’s waters.
By Jonathan Wheatley and Carola Hoyos
Published: September 10 2008 19:58 | Last updated: September 10 2008 19:58

It was a day rich in symbolism. On an oil platform off the Brazilian coast, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this month dipped his hands into the first crude to flow from promising reserves discovered in the country’s waters.