Brazil’s Corruption Crackdown Crumbles: The New Legal Landscape
(Analysis) Brazil's judicial system is currently undergoing a significant and dramatic transformation process. Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato), once a...
May 26, 2024Topic
Lava Jato
Opinion: Brazil Faces Historical Rewrite in Corruption Fight
A decade after its initiation, the current court decisions surrounding Operation Car Wash reshape our perception of the past.
March 4, 2024
Lula wants to resume funding Angola, but conflicts loom
Lula wants to resume funding Angola, but conflicts and political attrition loom, given the history of Lava Jato.
August 28, 2023
Panamanian prosecutors seek up to 12 years in prison for Mossack Fonseca founders
Panama's public prosecutor's office has requested a maximum of 12 years in prison for the founders of law firm Mossack...
June 30, 2023
Former Brazilian President Collor de Mello sentenced to more than 8 years in jail
The former Brazilian president, Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-1992), was sentenced yesterday, Wednesday, to eight years and 10 months
June 1, 2023
Brazilian Prosecutor General’s Office denounces former judge and Senator Moro
Brazil's Prosecutor General's Office filed a complaint yesterday, Monday, before the Federal Supreme Court against the former judge and senator...
April 18, 2023
Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor demands removal of new Lava Jato judge appointed to whitewash Lula and rewrite past
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) in Paraná, Carolina Bonfadini de Sá, asked the Federal Court to disqualify the new...
March 4, 2023
PT party considers censoring Brazilian Chamber of Deputies minutes for stating that Lula is a bandit
The federal deputy Marcel van Hattem (Novo) criticized the PT's proposal to censor the Chamber minutes in which President Lula...
February 14, 2023
Lava Jato villain Sérgio Cabral leaves prison after six years exactly at the time when his friend Lula da Silva takes power
Remember when Luiz Lula da Silva, today's President-elect, miraculously and out of the blue got out of jail thanks to...
December 20, 2022