Rio Court to Force Odebrecht to Maintain the Maracanã Stadium
A Rio State court injunction mandates that the Odebrecht-lead consortium immediately retake the Maracanã Complex's management, or be subject to...
January 15, 2017Topic
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Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay US$8.9 Million to Peru For Bribes
The company admitted to Brazilian prosecutors payments of US$29 million in bribes to Peruvian officials to win contracts in the...
January 9, 2017
Panama Halts All Contracts with Brazil’s Odebrecht Over Bribes
The multinational Brazilian conglomerate is accused of paying US$59 million in bribes to Panamanian officials to obtain construction contracts.
December 28, 2016 Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay U.S., Switzerland Billions in Fines
Already considered the largest-ever global bribery accord, Odebrecht, and subsidiary Braskem, agree to pay two foreign countries over US$3.5 billion...
December 22, 2016
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Receive Plea Bargaining Accords
As many as two hundred politicians from all political parties maybe named by Odebrecht executives as being involved in the...
December 19, 2016
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Sues Prosecutors for Defamation
The ex-leader wants R$1 million for the PowerPoint presentation which had his name in the center and became an instant...
December 16, 2016
Brazil’s Government Announces New Stimulus Plan
While some say that the measures are positive start, others claim it is a diversion from the escalating political turbulence...
December 16, 2016
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Black Friday
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yesterday was Black Friday, in the U.S. and in Brazil. Unlike...
November 26, 2016
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