Ambipar Gets Emergency Court Protection as Creditors Pounce (2)

Brazilian waste-management company Ambipar Participações e Empreendimentos SA was granted emergency protection against creditors after telling a court it was at risk of financial collapse — capping a bruising month that drove its bonds to record lows.

Some of the company’s lenders were demanding payments that could trigger cross-default clauses on its debt, it wrote in a filing to a Rio de Janeiro court. On Thursday, a judge suspended all collections, executions and enforcement actions against Ambipar and its related companies for 30 days, which are renewable for another 30 days, according to court documents.

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