UPDATE 1-Brazil exempts GPA from paying $48 mln shareholders claim
October 05, 2017 at 10:20 AM EDT
SAO PAULO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Brazil market watchdog has exempted GPA SA from indemnifying minority shareholders who claimed they should be paid a premium for agreeing to sell an appliance retailer that helped create subsidiary Via Varejo SA, putting an end to a year-old legal battle.