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, 2018Topic
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Brazil’s Lula Denies Wrongdoing as Court Decides Appeal
"I doubt that this country has had a more honest leader than I,” said former president Lula on the eve...
January 24, 2018
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Attacks Former Ally in New Testimony
Calling his former finance minister, Antonio Palocci, cold and calculating, the ex-leader rebutted accusations he made a 'blood pact' with...
September 14, 2017
Ex-Minister Accuses Lula, Rousseff of Corruption in Brazil
Antonio Palocci, top aide in both the Lula and Rousseff Administrations, told of bribes as part of a plea-bargaining deal...
September 7, 2017Brazil Freezes R$600,000 of Ex-President Lula’s Assets
In addition to the freezing of bank accounts officials seized two vehicles and Lula’s participation in four other apartments in...
July 20, 2017
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Convicted and Sentenced to 9.5 Years
Lava Jato judge, Sergio Moro, sentenced the former leader to nine years and six months in prison for passive corruption...
July 12, 2017
Rio’s Ex-Governor Cabral Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption
The former governor, accused of receiving millions in kickbacks from public works has been in jail since November 2016.
June 14, 2017
Brazil’s Lula Denies Wrongdoing in Corruption Scheme Testimony
The former president is accused of having received R$ 3.7 million worth in bribes from OAS contractor via renovations of...
May 11, 2017
Brazil Ex-Minister Dirceu Released from Prison by Supreme Court
In May 2016, José Dirceu was sentenced to 23 years in prison for corruption and money laundering crimes in relation...
May 3, 2017