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Highlights of the article:

Rivals Grow with Scandal at Kroll

(...) " Another company which has been experiencing an increase in their business in Brazil is Smith Brandon, whose partner is Gene Smith, a former American diplomat. But the executive does not relate their expansion to the problems faced by Kroll. It is not a matter of getting their customers, but of letting clients know what we do. A number of them has no idea that we might help them, says Smith.

Smith Brandon does not have any offices in Brazil because it works with third parties and Smith herself, who lived in Brazil for five years and now is located in Washington. In many of the 20 to 30 cases in which they are presently working, she is the one who comes to Brazil.

The officer says that nowadays the country is more important to the company than Mexico." (...)

Original Text:

Rivais crescem com escandalo na Kroll

(...) Outra empresa que tem visto seus negocios crescerem no pais e Smith Brandon, cuja acionista e a ex-diplomata americana Gene Smith. Mas a executiva nao relaciona a expansao aos problemas enfrentados pela Kroll. "Nao e uma questao de pegar os servicos deles e sim de deixar com que os clientes saibam o que fazemos. Muitos nem tem ideia de que podemos ajuda-los", diz Smith.

A Smith Brandon nao tem escritorios no Brasil porque trabalha com a contratacao de terceiros e da propria Smith, que morou no Brasil por cinco anos e hoje esta baseada em Washington. E ela quem, em muitos dos 20 a 30 casos que trabalha anualmente, vem ao Brasil para atende-los.

A executiva diz que o pais e hoje mais importante para a companhia do que o Mexico. (...)

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