Brazil's Petrobras confronts new foe: fuel thieves
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has in the last five years battled an epic corruption probe, a crippling recession and unsteady crude prices.Now, Brazil's most important company is facing yet another challenge: thieves are robbing millions of dollars worth of its fuel to sell on a thriving black market.Theft from Petrobras pipelines soared to a record high 261 incidents in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo last year, up from just one case in 2014,..