Lava Jato Operation Arrests High-Level Executives in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Federal Police in Brazil issued warrant arrests for twelve suspects in the 14th phase of the mega bribery and corruption scheme known...
View ArticleBrazil’s Lava Jato Turning to Energy Companies in 16th Phase
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The sixteenth phase of the Lava Jato (Car wash) investigation has started this morning with a focus on electricity companies,...
View ArticleBrazil’s Angra 3 Nuclear Reactor May be Delayed
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Four companies being investigated for bribes in the Operação Lava Jato (Operation Carwash) have announced they are withdrawing from the...
View ArticleFormer Executives in Brazil Talk in Exchange for House Arrest
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Two executives from one of Brazil’s largest construction conglomerates, Andrade Gutierrez, have agreed to turn state’s evidence in...
View ArticleRio Court Finds R$95 Million in Overpayment for Maracanã Works
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A Rio de Janeiro audit court has ordered the state’s finance secretary to withhold more than R$198.5 million owed to construction...
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