Mysterious oil spill contaminates beaches across swathe of Brazilian coast

Author: Agencies

An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said on Friday, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin. Environmental agency Ibama said that beaches along a 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) coastline of Brazil’s Northeast region had been hit by the spill. It said some oil-coated birds and sea turtles had been washed up and were being treated. The area is a popular tourism destination for locals and foreigners, with a large number of Spanish and Portuguese visitors frequenting resorts spread along the coast. Although there is extensive oil exploration activity offshore Brazil, authorities have ruled out that as the source of the spill. State-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA <PETR4.SA> said it had performed laboratory analysis of the oil and determined, by observing its molecules, that “the organic compounds of the material found are not compatible with that of the oils produced and marketed by the company.”

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