Chevron ‘Permanent’ Ban Sought by Brazil Prosecutor on Spill

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The Brazilian prosecutor who filed a lawsuit against Chevron Corp. and Transocean Ltd. said he’s seeking a “permanent” ban on the companies’ operations in the South American nation after an oil spill last month.

There is no timeline yet for a possible ruling in the lawsuit that has been assigned to a federal judge, Eduardo Santos, the federal prosecutor in Campos, in Rio de Janeiro state, told reporters today.