International Legal News - Latin America
Brazil
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Brazilian Court Drops Criminal Charges Against Chevron Over Oil Spill
The Associated Press
- A Brazilian federal court has dismissed criminal charges filed last year against Chevron, driller Transocean and 17 of their executives in...
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Brazil
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Shell, BASF Offer Brazilian Workers Millions in Class Action Settlement
The Associated Press
- Shell Brasil SA and BASF SA have offered more than $20 million to settle a class action by workers allegedly contaminated at a Sao Paulo...
Colombia / United States
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Contractor for U.S.-Based Company Sentenced for Murder of Colombian Labor Leaders
The Associated Press
- A former contractor for the U.S.-based Drummond coal company has been sentenced to nearly 38 years in prison in Colombia as the mastermind...
Guatemala
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Former Guatemala Dictator to Stand Trial for Genocide
The Associated Press
- A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he...
France / Mexico
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Mexican Supreme Court Ruling Exposes Division of Public Opinion Over Justice System
The Associated Press
- Mexicans are engaged in soul searching over their flawed justice system as newly freed Florence Cassez, who had been sentenced to 60 years...
