All of the following statements about Brazil's economy are true except:

Question

(A) Because of the development of gasohol, Brazil no longer has to import expensive foreign oil.
(B) Industrial developments have destroyed the middle class.
(C) Jobs in service industries usually pay more than jobs in agriculture.
(D) Despite industrial development, poverty remains in the cities and the agricultural northeast.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is (B), but these two sites offer different views of Brazil's middle class.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0829987220080709

http://ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=25559

What does your text say?