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
Marcelo Odebrecht
Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay R$2.7 Billion for Corrupt Practices
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Odebrecht announced it has signed a leniency deal with...
July 10, 2018
Ex-Odebrecht Exec Testified in Brazil About Bribes
Fernando Migliaccio said Odebrecht used 30-40 foreign accounts to pay bribes and confirmed contribution to Rousseff’s 2014 presidential campaign.
May 17, 2017
Superior Court in Brazil Authorizes Rousseff Re-Election Trial to Begin
If judges accept charges of illicit campaign contributions in 2014 election President Michel Temer could be ousted from office.
May 16, 2017
Odebrecht Admits Illegal Donations During Brazil’s 2014 Elections
Top presidential candidates deny claims by former Odebrecht executives that company gave more than R$37 million in illicit donations to...
April 24, 2017
Odebrecht’s Secret Testimony Leaks to Media in Brazil
The executive told officials that his company had given money to the Lula Institute, to the Rousseff presidential campaign, and...
April 11, 2017
Brazil’s Ex-Finance Minister Denies Odebrecht Accusations
Mantega says accusations of his involvement in illicit campaign contributions in 2014 presidential campaign by former Odebrecht CEO as a...
April 7, 2017
Brazil’s Congress Braces for Odebrecht Plea to Name Names
Plea bargains by Odebrecht execs could incriminate as many as 200 politicians from all political parties in the Lava Jato...
November 24, 2016
Odebrecht Ready to Close Deal With Prosecutors in Brazil
Former executive is expected to name politicians, state governors, former presidents , as well as current cabinet members in corruption...
October 25, 2016