Ex-Billionaire Batista Ordered Released by Brazil Judge: Reuters
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A Brazilian appeals court judge on Saturday ordered the release of Eike Batista, revoking a temporary prison order that expires on Monday, Reuters reported.
Batista, the oil magnate who was Brazil’s richest man before his business crashed, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as part of a wider corruption investigation known as Carwash. The detention was aimed at preventing Batista from contacting other suspects to set up a defense strategy, but federal appeals judge Simone Schreiber ruled an arrest order can’t be used as a tool to constrain the defense, Reuters reported, citing court documents.