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26 Sep 2017

Author:
Ted Folkman, Letters Blogatory

Affected communities abandon court action in Brazil to enforce Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron over pollution

"Lago Agrio: LAPs [Lago Agrio Plaintiffs] Abandon Recognition and Enforcement Effort in Brazil", 25 Sep 2017

The group representing the Lago Agrio plaintiffs announced last week that they have abandoned their efforts to have the Lago Agrio judgment recognized and enforced in Brazil. The announcement came on the same day the case was to be heard in the Brazilian court…

In general, the LAPs are claiming that they cannot get a fair hearing in Brazil...

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