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Blackout mystery casts shadow on Brazil's Olympics
Nov 16, 09 1:02am
A massive blackout that plunged half of Brazil into the dark days ago remains a mystery, casting a shadow over the country's energy policy and its plans to host the 2016 Olympics, experts say.

The outage Tuesday night, which affected up to 70 million people, has proved an embarrassment for the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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