In a decision reported on September 13, the 20th Civil Chamber of the Minas Gerais Court of Appeals upheld the order requiring a consortium manager to refund BRL 13,000 and pay BRL 5,000 in moral damages to a customer who never received the credit letter purchased. The panel held that fraud committed by an employee is an internal fortuitous event, inherent to the business risk, and does not exclude the company’s strict liability.
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