	accord said in sight in brazil seamen s strike an accord is in sight in brazil s day old national seamen s strike which has seriously delayed exports a union official said the official speaking from strike headquarters in rio de janeiro said up to of brazil s seamen were still on strike he said the others had returned to work over the last week accepting pay offers of pct from four private companies and from the frota nacional de petroleiros fronape part of the state owned oil company petrobras the association grouping private owners syndarma has also offered pct but talks have so far been deadlocked over payment for overtime the union official said he believed this issue would be resolved shortly reuter 
