Bribery: US court sentences former Bolivian interior minister
A US federal court in Florida sentenced former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo to prison for conspiracy and money laundering.
January 5, 2023Topic
Bribery
Brazil drops in global ranking measuring fight against corruption and crime
The survey conducted by the World Justice Project (WJP), a U.S.-based organization comprising renowned scholars and former officials
February 2, 2022
Brazil’s Odebrecht Paid US$2.3MM in Bribes for Maracanã Renovation
Sworn testimony from several Odebrecht executives revealed the company paid US$2.3 million in bribes to win the US$228 million (eventually...
April 20, 2017
Rio’s Ex-Governor Cabral Formally Charged Again for Corruption
According to federal prosecutors, Cabral and his group embezzled over R$318 million in another part of the Lava Jato investigation.
March 9, 2017
Brazil’s Petrobras May Pay Billions in U.S. Class Action Case
A class action suit filed in the United States on behalf of stock investors at the New York Stock Exchange...
June 6, 2016
Congress in Brazil Returns to Impeachment and Corruption
This legislative year will start with at least eleven parliamentary investigative commissions including the possible ousting of the Speaker of...
February 1, 2016
Dutch SBM Settles Bribery Case Out-of-Court in Brazil
Company executives, accused of bribing Petrobras executives in Lava Jato scandal with R$ 42 million.
January 26, 2016
Petrobras Losses to Corruption May Top US$1.5 Billion
Due to Operação Lava Jato losses to the company this year alone could go as high as R$150 million.
January 30, 2015
Brazil’s Petrobras Releases Third Quarter of 2014 Results
The twice delayed financial results for the third quarter of 2014 do not include losses expected due to corruption scandal.
January 28, 2015