But that still leaves plenty of opportunities elsewhere, not just for selling the minority stakes that the state still holds in scores of firms, but for disposing of wholly state-owned companies too.

ECONOMIST: So much to do

It is expected to propose vesting all unassigned rights in the sub-salt area (62% of the total) in a new, wholly state-owned, company which would partner Petrobras or any other firm that signs exploration contracts.

ECONOMIST: Brazil's Petrobras

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (the Vaccine Act), allowing state-court judgments against a vaccine manufacturer based on an alleged design defect would wholly undermine the preservation of a robust childhood vaccine market.

FORBES: High Court Upholds Federal Preemption of Design Defect Claims Against Vaccine Makers