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, 2017Topic
Sergio Moro
Brazil’s Ex-Chamber President Convicted to 15 Years for Corruption
Eduardo Cunha is accused of receiving more than $1.3 million Swiss francs in bribes for Petrobras' exploration contracts in oil...
March 31, 2017
Opinion: Brazil’s Machiavellian Republics – a Minatory Fable
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Back in Renaissance Days, what is now Italy comprised many local...
February 16, 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
Letter: Lula Sues Sergio Moro. Desperate Times!
Letter to the Editor, by Gregory Cufaro, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has lost...
November 22, 2016
Latest Lava Jato Probe in Brazil Serves 16 Search Warrants
“Operation Dragon,” the 36th phase of Lava Jato began early Thursday, with authorities issuing eighteen warrants across the country.
November 10, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Other Criminal Mastermind
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week, Eduardo Cunha, former President of the Brazilian Chamber of...
October 21, 2016
Brazil’s Former Speaker Arrested on Corruption Charges
Politicians now worried Cunha, known for being the politician who pushed forward former President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment process forward, may...
October 20, 2016
Further Indictments for Brazil’s Ex-President Lula
Federal police accuse former leader of using his influence and received bribes to help a large construction company obtain international...
October 6, 2016