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Brazilian executives from leading companies formally charged for the Petrobras corruption scandal
Brazilian prosecutors formally charged executives from six of the country's largest engineering firms with forming a cartel to funnel kickbacks from state-run oil firm Petrobras to the ruling political party and its allies. Read full article
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Dec 12th, 2014 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0The supplying companies padded quotes and were given the contract by government workers (at the behest of politicians) AND then gave most of the money to the POLITICIANS!
The only people in jail are the executives. WTF are the government employees and the politicians?
““These people stole the pride of Brazilians,” Prosecutor-General Rodrigo Janot said”
No they didn't, POLITICIANS like him stole the MONEY, pride is a smokescreen: I wonder how much this cunt had?
I bet DumbAss Dilma wishes she could ride off into the distance on her new Harley: HOW was that paid for?
This is even worse than the EU pig trough.
No jail for politicians,
Dec 12th, 2014 - 04:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0no jail for leaders,
no jail for 'civil servants'.
Jail for those who had to negotiate and manage the deals at their behest.
The Brasilian people, the companies and Petrobras ride into penury,
and the most corrupt, the thieving politicians, carry on governing the country.
Teflon-coated leaders claim innocence, and the people carry on voting for them.
Oh, you sorry, sorry, stupid people.
So far the politicians (of three Parties, PT, PMDB, PP) have been spared, due to the secrecy covering the testimony of the whistleblowers, but it is already known that 12 Senators, 49 Congressmen and 3 Governors have been named as receivers of bribes in this Petrobrás scandal. When these names become public knowledge (made harder to hide now, after the claims being filed in US Courts against Petrobras), they will all at first vehemently deny it, but slowly they'll start to fall when the evidence is presented. The only problem is that, being politicians, they are reserved the right to be tried in the Federal Supreme Court, so with all the ridiculous appeals they are allowed, don't see any of them going to prison anytime soon.
Dec 12th, 2014 - 06:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Once again the Brazilians are robbed by the people they elected.
Dec 12th, 2014 - 07:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not sure which is more sad, that it has happened again, or that it will probably happen again in the future.
Who says turkeys don't vote for Christmas?
:-/
I firmly believe that every people has the government it deserves....but in Brazil's case, it's the lamentable decisions taken by the ignorant portion of the voters, that f*ck it up for the others....and for themselves..
Dec 12th, 2014 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Pigs to the Petrobras trough.
Dec 13th, 2014 - 03:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0“ It was ours to loot: We deserve it. ”
Perhaps they became lazy and complacent, and thought this would continue forever. Then being the fat, lazy pigs that they are, the forgot that the refinery Petrobras purchased in Pasadena, Texas, was in the United States. And subject to US courts, laws, and regulations. Including jail sentencing there.
And yet strangely Dizzy states that for 7 years she saw and heard nothing. And now she would like a State dinner held in her “ honour ” in Washington, DC.
Is that possible ? Is that believable ?
Regarding the Petrobras corruption scandal, the shit's starting to hit the fan in a big way....a geologist, and a fairly high-ranking executive, who's been with the company for 24 years, has just come forward to expose corruption schemes she suspected , based on the analysis of documents she had access to, and had denounced 5 years ago to various Petrobras Directors, including, Graça Foster (current CEO), Mr. Jose Gabrielli (CEO prior to Graça Foster), Renato Duque (Director), Paulo Roberto Da Costa (ex-Director and one of the first whistleblowers to come forward, together with Alberto Youseff'), and has blown the lid off their claims that “they knew nothing about all the corruption”... She has offered dozens of e-mails and other correspondence going back several years, to prove her accusations, and absolutely nothing was done about it...she was even transferred to Singapore to get her out of the way, she was told to shut-up by her bosses, and even had her and her daughters' lives, threatened. The opposition in Congress is demanding the immediate resignation of the whole board of Directors of the company, and Dilma refuses to talk about it.....Even Lula's name is starting to appear with greater frequency, as more information comes to the surface. I hope this is the beginning of the end for these SOB's who think they are above the Law.
Dec 13th, 2014 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nice, Jack.
Dec 13th, 2014 - 09:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just saw it on O Globo tonight.
Dec 13th, 2014 - 11:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 02 months.
@ 7
Dec 14th, 2014 - 06:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is going to make TMBOA seem like a virgin!
:o)
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