RIO DE JANEIRO (Jan 5): Brazilian shareholders of state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA are petitioning a Brazilian court to be paid on similar terms as those given to US shareholders in a US$2.95 billion ($3.9 billion) settlement, a lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.

Petrobras on Wednesday agreed to settle a class action lawsuit in the United States that claimed damages for the oil company's role in a bribery scheme involving company executives and government officials. Petrobras said the settlement was not an admission of guilt and denied any wrongdoing.

"The voluntary act of Petrobras paying US$3 billion to foreign shareholders indicates it should pay proportional values to Brazilian shareholders," Andre de Almeida, a lawyer leading the shareholder lawsuit in Brazil, told Reuters.

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