Chevron faces asset seizure in Brazil over $18 billion Ecuador judgment

Authors

Karen Hinton

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-28-2012

Abstract

This article provides information about the second legal enforcement action filed by Ecuadorian indigenous communities to force Chevron to pay for the clean-up of an oil disaster that resulted in several health problems and environmental destruction. The communities are requesting the seizure over $18 billion in company assets. The article also discusses additional charges existing against Chevron. Also included are a copy of the complaint against Chevron (in Portuguese) and an unofficial translation in English.

Rights

Article and accompanying documents re-posted as a PDF document with permission from the Asemblea de Afectados as part of an Institutional Repository collection to aggregate Latin American energy policy, dialogue, white papers, reports, and educational materials.

Language

English

Publisher

Amazon Defense Coalition

Related Link

http://texacotoxico.org/eng/node/1259, http://chevrontoxico.com/assets/docs/2012-06-27-brazil-claim-portuguese.pdf, http://texacotoxico.org/eng/sites/default/files/Unofficial%20Translation%20of%20Brazil%20Claim.pdf

Recommended Citation

Hinton, Karen. "Chevron faces asset seizure in Brazil over $18 billion Ecuador judgment." (2012). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/la_energy_dialog/194