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BRASKEM S.A.
CNPJ No. 42.150.391/0001 -70
NIRE No. 29300006939
A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY

The Shareholders of BRASKEM S.A. (the “Company”) are hereby called to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting that is to be held at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Eteno, 1.561, Pólo Petroquímico, Municipality of Camaçari, State of Bahia, on May 30, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in order to deliberate on the following Agenda:

1. To approve and ratify the appointment and hiring by the Company’s managers of the specialized companies in charge of issuing appraisal reports on the equity of the company Grust Holdings S.A. (“Grust”);

2. To review, discuss and approve documents relating to the merger of the shares of Grust into the Company, and its consequent transformation into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Braskem;

3. To approve the merger of the shares of Grust into the Company, and the consequent capital increase of Braskem upon the issue of new common shares and class “A” preferred shares to be allocated and subscribed by Petrobras Química S.A. – Petroquisa (“Petroquisa”), the sole shareholder of Grust; and

4. To elect the members of the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council of Braskem, in view of the letters of resignation presented.

Warning: In view of the Health, Security and Environment Rules (SSMA) in force at the Company’s headquarters, which establish the guidelines for access control and circulation of persons and vehicles, in the internal and external areas of the headquarters, the shareholders, as well as their legal representatives at the Meetings convened herein are requested to attend the meeting, at least 30 minutes before the time of beginning of the Meeting, seeking to assure compliance with the basic instructions training procedures of SSMA in effect at the Company, which are available for consultation at its headquarters.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 16, 2008

BRASKEM S.A.


By:	/s/ Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho

	Name:	Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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