Oil production in Brazil may be interrupted if Petroleo Brasileiro SA workers decide to strike for an extended period, said Deyvid Bacelar, the company’s board member representing workers.

Workers may decide whether to go on strike as soon as Friday, Bacelar, who is also an oil union coordinator in the state of Bahia, said in an interview Tuesday. Petrobras is offering administrative staff a 25-percent pay cut to reduce hours to 30 per week, an offer the union considers unacceptable.

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