Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Brazilian Iron and Steel Industry Association (Instituto A?O Brasil) ma ʻAukake 28, ʻo ka nui o ka hoʻohana ʻana o ka ʻoihana kila Palakila i kēia manawa ma kahi o 60%, ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe ma mua o ka 42% i ka wā o ʻApelila, akā mamao loa mai ka pae kūpono o 80%.

Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Pelekikena ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ʻo Brazil ʻo Marco Polo de Mello Lopes i loko o kahi seminar i mālama ʻia e ka hui ma ke kiʻekiʻe o ka maʻi maʻi, ua pani ʻia he 13 mau umu ahi ma waena o Brazil.Eia naʻe, ua hoʻohui ʻo ia i ka wā i komo ai ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke kila i kahi manawa hoʻolaʻa V-like, ua hui hou ʻehā o nā umu ahi a hoʻomaka hou i ka hana.