Article: Fitch Releases February Summary of Latin America Rating Actions.

CHICAGO -- The following is the comprehensive list of Fitch Ratings' 29 Latin America national scale rating changes for the month of February, which include: upgrades, downgrades, Rating Outlook and Rating Watch revisions, and withdrawn ratings. These rating changes were previously announced via separate press releases in Spanish or Portuguese.

Fitch upgraded the following National ratings:

Company S.A. (Brasil)

--National long-term rating to 'A+(bra)' from 'A-(bra)'; Outlook revised to Negative;

--Senior unsecured debentures national long-term rating to 'A+(bra)' from 'A-(bra)';

--Rating Actions took place on Feb. 06, 2009.

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