Brazil
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday that it has opened a probe in response to petitions from U.S.-based metal producers that alleged potentially unfair practices in the aluminum trade involving 18 countries from across the globe… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A First Circuit panel upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of a Brazilian man who sued for the return of his daughter after the child’s mother took her to the United States, but the appellate judges tweaked the order to avoid taking sides in a custody dispute between the parents… Read this piece in
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A Brazilian pension fund asked a New York state court Wednesday to award it more than $66 million it says it’s owed under a judgment it secured in the South American country against a home appliance distributor that allegedly defaulted on a line of credit… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Brazilian mining company Vale SA lied to investors about safety measures at a mining dam in the South American country that collapsed on Jan. 25, in an incident similar to a 2016 disaster, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Which criminal structures have gained the most strength in Latin America in 2018? Three groups, all based in different nations, have engaged in aggressive expansion, both territorial and economic, and are set to dominate the region’s criminal landscape… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 