U.S. Judge Orders Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay US$2.6B Fine
Along with its subsidiary, Braskem, Odebrecht is ordered to pay the governments of Brazil, the United States and Switzerland.
April 18, 2017Topic
Fines
Vale, Billiton Try to Extend Payment of R$1.2 Billion Guarantee
The companies also have to prove that leakage of waste from dam has stopped and present a plan for the...
January 10, 2017
Fines for Disorderly Conduct Increase in Rio for 2016 Carnival
More than 2,000 party goers were fined anywhere from R$115 to R$3,693 during Carnival in Rio.
February 10, 2016
Water Bill Fines Applied to São Paulo City Residents
For those using more than their average water consumption fines range from forty to one hundred percent of the bill.
February 9, 2015
Fines for Cigarette Butts on Brazilian Streets: Daily
On Wednesday, May 14th, a Brazilian House committee approved a bill banning the disposal of cigarette butts on streets with...
May 18, 2014
São Paulo May Institute Water Use Fines
After drought, São Paulo's governor plans to introduce fines for those using too much water.
April 29, 2014
Rio Starts Issuing Littering Fines: Daily
Rio’s Zero Trash program went into full swing last Monday, after being postponed in July. The anti-littering campaign fines those...
August 22, 2013
TIM Fined R$9.5 Million in Brazil: Daily
The Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (National Telecommunications Agency, ANATEL) issued fines of over R$9.5 million to telecommunications provider TIM.
May 3, 2013
Rio Lixo Zero to Impose Fines for Littering
Rio de Janeiro begins to issue fines for those caught littering public spaces this July, city officials announced at the...
April 30, 2013