Family of Franco and Gomes Meet with Rio Police Chief
Head of Rio's Civil Police, Rivaldo Barbosa, pledged to family members that investigators "will not rest until we have solved...
April 17, 2018Topic
investigation
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’s New Justice Minister Assures No Obstruction of Lava Jato
Justice Minister Serraglio denies interference while two lobbyists linked to the PMDB party are arrested in Brasilia.
February 27, 2017
Brazil’s Pension Funds Investigated for R$8 Billion in Fraud
Police seized from offices R$350 thousand reais, US$100 thousand dollars and $50 thousand euros, as well as works of art,...
September 6, 2016
Brazil’s Federal Police to Investigate After FIFA Scandal
The Polícia Federal (Federal Police) has announced the opening of a investigation into possible ramifications of the corruption scandal at...
May 29, 2015
Funding For 2015 Rio Carnival Champion Under Investigation
Following Beija-Flor's controversial 2015 Rio Carnival win, Brazilian officials have opened an investigation into the funding of the samba school's...
February 21, 2015
Prosecutors Plan Clampdown on Corruption in Rio: Daily
New federal task force, the Center for Combating Corruption has greater powers to tackle civil and criminal activity in Rio...
July 10, 2014
Seventy University Courses Investigated in Brazil
Federal prosecutors are investigating seventy complaints of university courses that do not have authorization from the Ministry of Education, across...
March 18, 2014
Petrobras Probed Over Bribery Claims: Daily
Brazilian state owned oil company Petrobras is under investigation by the country’s police after it was claimed that the oil...
March 14, 2014