Opinion: Brazil’s “Kompromat” “Sistema”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A friend sent the Curmudgeon an article by Adam Davidson from...
July 24, 2018Topic
Lava Jato
Brazil, Argentina Sign Deal to Share Odebrecht Plea-Bargaining Information
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A legal cooperation agreement signed between Brazil and Argentina...
July 17, 2018Opinion: Brazil’s Lava Jato: Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Again)
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last weekend, after Brazil’s “Seleção” crashed out of the World Cup,...
July 10, 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 STF Absolves Hoffmann from Lava Jato Charges
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Second Panel of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) voted...
June 20, 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
Brazil’s Supreme Court Limits Lawmakers’ Jurisdiction Privileges
Decision by Justices to only hear cases which crime was committed during lawmaker's mandate may reduce some of the impunity...
May 4, 2018
Rio’s Governor, Ex-Security Secretary Accused of Corruption
The bribes divulged by Carlos Miranda involving Governor Pezão and ex-secretary Beltrame are part of the widespread mega corruption scheme...
April 30, 2018