reuters:

EXCLUSIVE: A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corp and some of its local managers within weeks, adding the threat of prison sentences to an $11 billion civil lawsuit as punishment for a November offshore oil spill.

The filing in federal court in Campos, Brazil, will likely include a request for criminal indictment of George Buck, chief executive of Chevron’s Brazil unit. Transocean Ltd, whose rig was used in the operation, and some of its employees in Brazil are also expected to be charged.

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