11.   In gubernatorial races in key Brazilian states, Brazilians are favoring candidates that are not particularly known for austerity.

12.   In addition, many Brazilian states require waiting periods before handgun purchases.

13.   It also has other stakes in energy companies and thermoelectric plants in seven Brazilian states as well as four other Latin American countries, including Argentina and Venezuela.

14.   Landless peasants camp beneath flimsy shelters, a reminder of the strains that tear at the economy even of this most advanced Brazilian state.

15.   Lawmakers are loathe to stir the ire of public workers, which constitute the largest bloc of workers in many Brazilian states.

16.   Neither Rio and the impoverished Brazilian state of Alagoas, which is also considering selling bonds, have established track records in international credit markets.

17.   Paulo Bornhausen, a federal deputy from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, introduced a bill aimed at raising tariffs on imports of Argentine wheat.

18.   Porto Alegre is the capital of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

19.   Purchase and sales agreements also need to be signed between Petrobras and Brazilian states.

20.   Rains in central Brazilian states such as Mato Grosso, the third-biggest soybean producing state, are providing needed moisture, though they are also slowing planting.