Tag: Carlos Fernando Do Santos

• Friday, January 29th 2016 - 03:58 UTC

  Petrobras corruption uncovers beach-side apartments used as bribes and money laundering

  

  Beach-side apartments in Brazil may have been used as bribes and to launder money for members of the ruling Workers’ Party (PT), police and prosecutors said as they carried out six arrests and executed 15 search warrants in four cities.

• Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 05:02 UTC

  Lula da Silva's 'fund-raiser' Dirceu again involved: this time with Petrobras

  

  Brazilian police on Monday arrested former government minister Jose Dirceu, one of the most senior members of the ruling Workers' Party to be detained so far in a corruption scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras.

• Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 06:18 UTC

  Petrobras 'suspicious' activities could involve as much as 16bn dollars

  

  Investigators with Brazil’s Finance Ministry say they have identified as much as US$16 billion worth of suspicious activity that may be part of a kickback scandal engulfing the state-owned oil company Petrobras.

• Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 07:12 UTC

  Petrobras investigation looks into corruption by a dozen foreign companies

  

  Brazilian police on Thursday arrested Jorge Zelada, former director of Petrobras' international division, as part of an ongoing investigation into bribery and corruption at the state-run oil producer, prosecutors have said. Zelada is suspected of money-laundering, appropriating public funds, corruption, tax evasion and contract fraud.

• Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 13:05 UTC

  Brazil's anti-corruption drive nets three former lawmakers

  

  Brazilian police arrested on Friday three former congressmen broadening their corruption investigation beyond state-run oil giant Petrobras to state lender Caixa Economica Federal and the federal health ministry.