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Notícia citando o Dr. Leonardo Theon de Moraes, é publicada na Bloomberg News, em 07.10.2014.
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Batista Faces Trial Next Month on Alleged Insider Trading
Eike Batista, once the worlds eighth-richest person, will face trial inBrazilnext month for allegedinsider trading.
Judge Flavio Roberto de Souza from Rio de Janeiros Third Federal Criminal Tribunal rejected Batistas request for the case to be dismissed and set a Nov. 18 court date, according to a magistrate ruling posted on the courts website yesterday.
Batistas empire of commodities and logistics startups collapsed last year, forcing his flagship oil unit intobankruptcy protectionamid mounting debt, a shortfall in revenue and a crisis in confidence among investors.
Last month, Rio federal prosecutors accused the 57-year-old of crimes including insider trading and market manipulation. That triggered an order by Judge Souza to freeze 117 million reais ($48 million) in assets held by the former billionaire.
Neither Batista nor his lawyer, Sergio Bermudes, responded to requests for comment on the decision yesterday. Bermudes had previously said the allegations against Batista were groundless.
While Batistas defense will probably try to delay the trial, he would have to be present for the hearing if proceedings unfold as scheduled, according to Leonardo Theon de Moraes, head of the corporate and bankruptcy at Sao Paulo-based law firm Theon de Moraes & Britto Sociedade de Advogados.
The arguments presented byEike Batistas defense werent enough to convince the judge to reject the accusation, Theon de Moraes said in e-mailed comments. If found guilty, in the worst-case scenario he may suffer from up to 13 years of jail and fines.