A court ruling has doubled the compensation a beer producer must pay a consumer who was poisoned by contaminated beer in 2020.
The Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG) increased the damages owed by Cervejaria Três Lobos, maker of the Backer brand, from 50,000 Brazilian reais (US$9,200) to 100,000 reais (US$18,400). The woman will also receive 382 reais (US$70) to cover medical costs.
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