Clarification on injunction suspending the sale of Iara and Lapa fields to Total


Rio de Janeiro, October 11, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in
relation to the news published in the media, about the decision of the 3rd
Federal Court of Sergipe that granted an injunction, in class action,
determining the suspension of the transfer of 22.5% of Petrobras’ stake in the
Iara area and the transfer of 35% of the rights and operatorship of the Lapa
field to Total, clarifies that it has not yet received any summons, and that it
can only confirm its content and express its opinion after the analysis of the
injunction, though the Company shall take all legal measures to guarantee its
interests and the interests of its shareholders.

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