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UPDATE 1-Brazil court suspends $5.2 bln sale of Petrobras unit to Brookfield

Published 2017-02-10, 05:14 p/m
© Reuters.  UPDATE 1-Brazil court suspends $5.2 bln sale of Petrobras unit to Brookfield
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal court suspended on Friday the $5.2 billion sale of state-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA's natural gas pipeline unit to a group of investors led by Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc BAMa.TO .

In a document seen by Reuters, the Sergipe state-based court ruled the transaction, which was to be closed within weeks, be halted because of discrepancies in the way Petrobras PETR4.SA proceeded with the sale.

Petrobras said later on Friday that it had been informed about the court's decision and that it planned to take "appopriate judicial measures" regarding the case, indicating it would appeal.

The sale of the natural gas transportation system, called NTS (Nova Transportadora do Sudeste), was the main item of Petrobras' 2015-2016 divestiture program.

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