RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian labour court convicted units of Brazil's Odebrecht Group [ODBES.UL] of holding workers in conditions akin to slavery at an ethanol refinery construction project in Angola, Brazilian prosecutors said in a statement on Tuesday.
Judge Carlos Alberto Frigieri of the 2nd Part of the Labour Court of Araraquara, Brazil, ordered Odebrecht to pay 50 million reais ($13 million) in damages.
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