Judge rules US must return ‘cursed’ $1B emerald to Brazil

An Emerald Taken From Brazil Decades Ago May Soon Be Returned
A U.S. ruling set in motion the gem’s repatriation to Brazil, where it was first unearthed more than 20 years ago.
'Cursed' 800-pound emerald ordered to return back to Brazil from U.S.
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 jewel has been described as "cursed."
After years of limbo in L.A., 836-pound Bahia Emerald may return to Brazil
The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald has long been held in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department custody, but a federal judge's ruling could clear the way for it to return to Brazil.
U.S. judge clears way for ‘cursed’ giant emerald to return to Brazil
Nearly a quarter-century ago, a giant, malformed emerald was illegally wrenched from Brazilian soil and smuggled across the ocean and into the United States, where it has been the object of intrigue, obsession and dispute ever since.
Judge rules US must return ‘cursed’ $1B emerald to Brazil after 23 years
An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles.
836lb ‘cursed’ emerald worth $1bn must return to Brazil, US judge rules
The rare Bahia Emerald, which was mined in Brazil in 2001 and smuggled to the US, has long been the subject of competing claims of ownership
Authorities decide who is the rightful owner of the 836-pound emerald worth over $1B
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 to be cursed.
Fate of ‘cursed’ giant emerald may finally be decided
On Thursday, United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton said that a request by the American and Brazilian governments to return the emerald to its native country can move forward, brushing aside pleas from a consortium of U.S. gem spectators that claimed to be the rightful owners.
836-pound ‘cursed’ emerald worth $1bn must return to Brazil, U.S. judge rules
A massive, 836-pound emerald thought to be worth as much as $1bn—as well as rumored to be cursed—will return to its home soil of Brazil, a U.S. court ruled this week.“We’re very happy with the decision,
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'Cursed' Emerald Set To Return To Brazil After Decades Long Legal Battle
After 24 years of legal battles spanning continents, the 'cursed' Bahia Emerald - a 397 kg pound gemstone reputed to be ...
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Judge determines rightful owner of massive ‘cursed’ emerald worth $1B
A judge has ruled that a massive 836lb emerald, which was the center of a bizarre legal battle, must be returned to Brazil.
Esmeralda Bahia: US Court grants request to return the precious stone worth up to R$ 5 billion to Brazil
In 2017, a Federal Court in Campinas (SP) convicted two individuals for illegally sending the emerald to the U.S.