Peru’s Ex-President Alan Garcia Commits Suicide Ahead of Arrest
Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia committed suicide on Wednesday morning, minutes after being handed a temporary warrant for his arrest....
April 18, 2019Topic
bribes
Rio Court Blocks R$45.6 Million of Former Governor’s Assets
At the request of the Rio de Janeiro Prosecutor’s office a court blocked the assets of former state governor, Luiz...
January 10, 2019
Former Meat-Packing Tycoon Batista Arrested in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former meatpacking tycoon Joesley Batista and former Agriculture Minister...
November 9, 2018
Brazil’s Former Billionaire Eike Batista Sentenced to 30 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Once Brazil’s wealthiest man, businessman Eike Batista was sentenced...
July 4, 2018
Brazil’s Petrobras Ordered to Pay US$622 Million for Contract Breach
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Oil giant of Brazil, Petrobras, will have to pay...
July 3, 2018
Brazil’s Lava Jato’s 51st Phase Focuses on Petrobras, MDB Party
According to prosecutors more than US$56.5 million (equivalent to R$200 million today) were given out in bribes from 2010 to...
May 8, 2018
Brazilian President’s Close Allies Arrested on Corruption Charges
President Temer supporters however say the arrests are a ploy to tarnish the President's possible bid for re-election in October's...
March 30, 2018
Brazil Drops to 96th in Corruption Perception Index
The perception that little is being done to curb corruption even after the Lava Jato Investigations led the country to...
February 22, 2018
Brazil Courts May Freeze R$24 Million of Lula’s Assets
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) asked the courts on Thursday...
November 17, 2017