FILE PHOTO: Former billionaire Eike Batista arrives at the Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil, August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian appeals court judge ordered on Saturday the release of Eike Batista, the mining and oil magnate who was once Brazil's richest man, revoking a temporary prison order that would expire on Monday.
On Thursday, the police arrested the eccentric former billionaire in Rio de Janeiro on a temporary basis on suspicion of money laundering and insider trading.
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