Brazil environment agencies collect 100 tonnes of oil from northeastern coastline

Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said on Monday that environmental agencies had collected more than 100 tonnes of oil from the country's northeastern coastline since Sept. 2, according to a Twitter post.

Oil has been found on scores of beaches across Brazil's northeast in recent weeks. State-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said tests had shown the oil does not come from Brazil, but its origin remains unknown.