Tag: car wash
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This morning, Thursday, July 27th, the Federal Police in Brazil served court orders which included three temporary arrest and eleven search and seizure in the 42nd phase of Lava Jato...
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The political landscape in Brazil avoided another upheaval yesterday (Friday, June 9th) when the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) voted against the annulment of the Dilma-Temer presidential campaign ticket, which won...
Opinion By Jeb Blount
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a week of historic developments, Brazil’s giant Lava Jato, or “Car Wash” corruption probe edges closer to victory over the country’s corrosive and endemic graft and the impunity of its...
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday (February 16th) Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) signed an agreement with nine Latin American countries and Portugal to investigate Odebrecht. Until now it is the largest international collaboration...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Tension is high in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, as close to eighty executives from the Odebrecht Group are expected to sign, starting Thursday, November 24th, plea bargaining agreements related to the...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A class action suit filed in the United States on behalf of stock investors at the New York Stock Exchange may yield ‘tens of billions of dollars’ for the plaintiffs,...
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday, June 3rd, the Federal Police (PF) in Brazil set the date for the president of the senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) to testify and defend himself against allegations of corruption...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The 21st phase of the Lava Jato (Car wash) investigation started early Tuesday morning with Brazil’s Federal Police executing 53 search warrants including on the two residences of Chamber of...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian Senator, Delcidio Amaral and BGT Pactual Bank’s CEO, Andre Esteves were arrested on Wednesday, accused of obstructing investigations surrounding the Petrobras corruption scandal. This is the first time since...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Supreme Court in Brazil has authorized the start of an investigation of House Speaker, Eduardo Cunha based on information given by Swiss authorities last week which point to the...
