Prominent Odebrecht Whistleblower Henrique Valladares Found Dead in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The former vice-president of Odebrecht, Henrique Valladares, was found dead on Tuesday, September 17th, at his home in Rio de Janeiro. In an plea bargain, Valladares charged federal deputy Aécio Neves, former minister Edison Lobão, journalist Diego Mainardi of O Antagonista, and businessman Alexandre Accioly, owner of the BodyTech academies, with having received bribes from the contractor.
The information is from O Globo columnist Lauro Jardim. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Valladares held the contractor’s vice-presidency for several years and was regarded as one of Lava Jato’s main whistleblowers.
In a plea bargain in 2017, Valladares said he personally paid approximately R$50 million (US$12.5 million) to federal deputy Aécio Neves, said he distributed money to representatives of CUT Porto Velho and indigenous leaders, and also pointed out the involvement of Diego Mainardi and Accioly in Aécio’s scheme.
The disclosure of the denunciation by Fórum ultimately generated a lawsuit by O Antagonista’s journalist, seeking R$100,000 in damages for publishing the content of the plea bargain agreement. He further produced a video with attacks on the media outlet.
Source: O Globo
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