U.S. Appeals Court Confirms Approval of Billion-Dollar Settlement Signed by Petrobras with Shareholders in That Country.
Petrobras informed this Friday, September 6, that the United States Court of Appeals approved a settlement in the Class Action, in which the Brazilian state-run company will pay US$ 3.6 billion, about 17 billion reais. The settlement involves the payment of fines and compensation for the corruption scheme uncovered in the “lava jato” operation. In July of this year, the Lava Jato returned R$ 425 million to the state-owned company.
With the decision, according to Petrobras, the settlement is no longer subject to judicial challenges, becoming final.
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Read Below the Statement Issued by the State-Owned Company
Petrobras Announces Final Approval of Class Action Settlement in the United States
Petrobras, continuing the communiqué of June 25, 2018, informs that on August 30, 2019, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed the decision that approved the settlement to end the Class Action in the United States.
As of today, the settlement is no longer subject to any appeals, becoming final.
As previously disclosed by the company, the settlement does not constitute an admission of guilt or wrongdoing by Petrobras, recognized by Brazilian authorities as a victim of the facts revealed by Operation Lava-Jato.
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