Peru Confiscates R$190 Million in Assets of 8 Brazilian Firms
Among the eight companies involved in the Lava Jato (Car Wash) corruption scandal operating in Peru are Odebrecht, Queiroz Galvão...
February 20, 2017Topic
Odebrecht
Brazil Signs Agreement with 10 Countries to Investigate Odebrecht
Yesterday (February 16th) Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) signed and agreement with nine Latin American countries and Portugal with...
February 17, 2017
Officials From 15 Countries in Brazil to Discuss Corruption
In the two-day meeting in Brasilia, prosecutors will discuss the corruption scandal perpetrated in their countries by Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht.
February 16, 2017
Brazilian Senator Aecio Neves Implicated in Fraud Scheme
Odebrecht’s ex-infrastructure director told federal prosecutors in his Lava Jato plea-bargaining accord that Neves set up kickback schemes for public...
February 2, 2017
Brazil’s Chief Justice Ratifies 77 Odebrecht Depositions
Seventy-seven executives agreed to plea-bargains in exchange to lesser penalties in the Lava Jato corruption scandal.
January 30, 2017
Peru Cancels US$7 Billion Contract with Brazil’s Odebrecht
After cancelling US$7 billion pipeline, the Peruvian government said Odebrecht would have to shut down all of its operations in...
January 25, 2017
Brazil Improves Its 2016 Corruption Perception Ranking
Transparency International cited the 2016 US$3.5 billion Odebrecht settlement as an example for a good year for the Americas in...
January 25, 2017
Brazil’s Judge Overseeing Lava Jato Case Dies in Plane Crash
Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki was responsible for overseeing much of the Lava Jato (Carwash) Scandal, whose investigations which may...
January 20, 2017
Fitch Classifies Brazil’s Odebrecht Risk as Very High
The agency's forecast that accords would improve the company’s situation did not materialize instead triggering corruption investigations in other countries.
January 18, 2017