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VW to pay victims of Brazil dictatorship in landmark settlement

A former VW worker at a 2017 protest at the automaker's factory in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, calling for justice for victims of the country's military dictatorship. (Reuters)
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September 24, 2020 10:00 AM

Volkswagen will pay about 36 million reais ($6.5 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the automaker said.

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