A U.S. ruling set in motion the gem’s repatriation to Brazil, where it was first unearthed more than 20 years ago.

A U.S. judge has ruled that the Bahia Emerald, which was mined in 2001 and smuggled into the U.S., may return to Brazil. The ...

After 24 years of legal battles spanning continents, the 'cursed' Bahia Emerald - a 397 kg pound gemstone reputed to be the ...

The rare Bahia Emerald, which was mined in Brazil in 2001 and smuggled to the US, has long been the subject of competing ...

A U.S. court has ruled who is the rightful owner of an 836-pound emerald, believed to be worth up to $1 billion and rumored ...

The emerald had earlier been found in a Las Vegas vault by Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators, who couldn't trace its ...

A judge has ruled that a massive 836lb emerald, which was the center of a bizarre legal battle, must be returned to Brazil.

After 24 years of legal battles spanning continents, the 'cursed' Bahia Emerald - a 397 kg pound gemstone reputed to be the world's largest - is finally set to return to Brazil. After 24 years of ...

An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los ...

In 2017, a Federal Court in Campinas (SP) convicted two individuals for illegally sending the emerald to the U.S.

The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald has long been held in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department custody, but a federal judge's ...

but Judge Walton said it was "not enough an argument to prevent the return of the emerald. The Bahia Emerald, excavated in ...