March 10, 2026
Bolivia has asked a D.C. federal judge to pause litigation aimed at enforcing a $253.6 million arbitral award favoring a Glencore subsidiary as annulment proceedings in Paris continue, or to nix the proceedings entirely based on alleged corruption underpinning the investment in question.
January 09, 2026
A D.C. federal judge on Friday refused to toss litigation aimed at enforcing a $253.6 million arbitral award issued to a Glencore subsidiary, rejecting Bolivia's argument that service was improper because the Swiss commodities giant, in the judge's words, "failed a box-checking exercise."
July 08, 2025
Bolivia has urged a D.C. federal court to dismiss efforts by a subsidiary of the Swiss commodities giant Glencore to enforce a $253.6 million arbitral award against the country, arguing the company is trying to "short-circuit" service requirements laid out in foreign sovereign immunity law.
October 12, 2023
Glencore has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to enforce its $253.6 million arbitral award against Bolivia, which it won in September after the country nationalized several of the company's assets, including Bolivia's largest tin smelter and its second-largest tin mine.