A strange stain of oil contaminated more than 130 beaches in Brazil

Petrobras, who is involved in the clean-up operations of some 138 affected beaches, assured that spilled oil was not "produced or sold by the company", after sampling and analyzing the viscous, dense and black material that contaminates the thing. Atlantic

"We have tremendous difficulty in containing" the stains, said the minister, who visited Monday a part of the affected area, which includes the coastline of nine states in northeastern Brazil, the most affected Sergipe. The authorities are continuing their investigations to determine the person responsible for the spill, whose origin remains "unknown," Salles said.

Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), a public company, has not yet referred to this case. Starting September 2, oil spots began to be detected floating over large areas of the Atlantic coast or covering rocks and sand. Until Monday, the authorities collected 133 tons of waste.

Monday, the president Jair Bolsonaro Authorities have identified "a country that could be the country of origin of oil" spread over more than a hundred beaches in nine states in the north-east of the country, without giving more details about those responsible suspected.

"It's reserved, I can not blame a country." "It turns out that it's not this country, I do not want to create problems with others. country."he added. Salles also defended the authorities' "swift" action to contain the pollution, responding to criticism from some sectors that the government was deployed late.

Oil stains have been discovered on some 2,000 km of coastline, hitting an impoverished region that is home to Brazil's most exuberant beaches and is mainly tourism-based.