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News in English For Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
December 3, 2018Topic
Money Laundering
Brazil’s Ex-Presidential Candidate Haddad Accused of Money Laundering
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The candidate defeated in the race for the Presidency of...
November 20, 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
Lava Jato Investigation in Rio de Janeiro Completes 17 Months
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Since the Lava Jato (Car Wash) task force was...
November 18, 2017
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Convicted and Sentenced to 9.5 Years
Lava Jato judge, Sergio Moro, sentenced the former leader to nine years and six months in prison for passive corruption...
July 12, 2017
Brazilian Judge Halts Activities at Lula Institute
Judge says former President Lula's institute may have been used as a meeting place for the commission of various crimes.
May 10, 2017
Brazilian Prosecutors Seek Arrest of Ex-President Lula
According to prosecutors there is ‘overwhelming proof’ of money laundering, misrepresentation and larceny by the accused.
March 11, 2016
Investigations Probe into Rousseff’s Re-Election Campaign in Brazil
Judge Gilmar Mendes at Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) asked prosecutors to investigate several leads hinting at potential illegal financing...
August 26, 2015
Brazil’s Lava Jato Turning to Energy Companies in 16th Phase
The sixteenth phase of the Lava Jato (Car wash) investigation has started this morning with a focus on electricity companies,...
July 28, 2015