Tag: Deltan Dallagnol

• Wednesday, May 17th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Brazilian court rules Congressman must leave his seat because he was not eligible

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Tuesday ruled that Congressman Deltan Dallagnol needs to leave his post effective immediately because he was not eligible. The decision came months after the lawmaker and former prosecutor took his oath of office and served on the Lower House, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Moro considered releasing Odebrecht's bribes confession in Venezuela to harm president Maduro

  

  Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht's confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country's president Nicolas Maduro, The Intercept investigative website reported on Sunday.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil’s Lava Jato: Recordings questioned impartiality from Sergio Moro and prosecutors in sentencing Lula da Silva

  

  The Intercept Brazil investigation media published private conversations between public agents who participated in the Lava Jato operation in Brazil and questioned the impartiality of the investigation, which led to the imprisonment of former President Lula da Silva.

• Friday, March 18th 2016 - 03:18 UTC

  Lula cabinet chief for twenty minutes; street protests in Brazilian cities

  

  Former leader Lula da Silva was sworn in as President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff on Thursday amid a deepening crisis in Brazil as protests against his appointment continued for a second day and a judge sought to block the move.

• Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 00:39 UTC

  Brazil's Odebrecht CEO charged with money laundering, corruption and criminal conspiracy

  

  Brazilian prosecutors presented formal charges on Friday against the chief executive of Latin America's largest engineering firm and other senior executives detained last month in a landmark investigation meant to show that the country's elite are not above the law.

• Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:43 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors call for tougher prison sentences and legal power to crack down corruption

  

  Prosecutors who uncovered Brazil's biggest corruption case called for tougher prison sentences and more legal powers to crack down on rampant graft that costs taxpayers more than the annual budget for education and health.