Tag: operation Car Wash

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 08:11 UTC

  Top prosecutor accuses Lula and Dilma of forming a criminal organization

  

  Brazil’s top prosecutor on Tuesday charged former Presidents Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff along with fellow Workers Party members with forming a criminal organization, the latest accusations in Brazil’s sprawling corruption scandal

• Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 21:45 UTC

  Brazil's Judge Moro claims there is lack of interest from the political establishment to fight corruption

  

  Brazilian federal judge Sergio Moro, the man behind Brazil's largest ever corruption investigation, said there is still lack of interest from the country's political establishment to fight corruption, despite the political and economic crisis the practice sent the country into.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 07:01 UTC

  Canny Temer survives vote in the Lower House: “a clear undisputable victory”

  

  Brazilian lawmakers tossed out a corruption charge against scandal-plagued President Michel Temer on Wednesday, saving the conservative leader from becoming the country’s second leader in 12 months to be forced from office. Despite hugely embarrassing bribery allegations, Temer had been expected to survive.

• Thursday, July 27th 2017 - 02:16 UTC

  Prosecution triple budget to combat corruption in Brazil

  

  Brazil’s Attorney General’s office announced on Tuesday that it has tripled its 2018 budget for the investigation into a sprawling corruption scandal that has engulfed political and business leaders across Latin America.

• Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 09:41 UTC

  Brazilian government prunes the corruption investigation “Operation Car Wash”

  

  Brazil's federal police announced late Thursday that they are shutting down the primary task force assigned to a jumbo corruption investigation, drawing criticism from prosecutors who said it would undermine the probe. The investigation, known as “Operation Car Wash,” is Brazil's largest-ever corruption probe. It has jailed top politicians and business executives and led to allegations against President Michel Temer.

• Monday, May 22nd 2017 - 09:04 UTC

  French financial prosecutors investigating submarines' sale to Brazil

  

  French financial prosecutors have launched an investigation into a 6.7 billion euro (US$7.5 billion) 2008 contract between naval supplier DCNS and Brazil that included the sale of five submarines, it was reported on Sunday in Paris.

• Thursday, May 18th 2017 - 22:22 UTC

  Temer rejects calls for stepping down: “I will not resign. I repeat, I will not resign”

  

  Brazilian President Michel Temer on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation, saying he will fight allegations that he endorsed the paying of hush money to an ex-lawmaker jailed for corruption. The embattled leader spoke in a national address after Globo newspaper reported Wednesday night that Temer was recorded supporting payments to former Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha.

• Thursday, May 18th 2017 - 09:03 UTC

  Seism in Brazil: Temer could soon be joining Rousseff at the removed ex presidents' club

  

  Brazil's President Michel Temer faced calls for his removal Wednesday after a newspaper reported that he had been recorded discussing payments of hush money to a corrupt politician. Temer immediately denied the report in O Globo newspaper.

• Friday, May 12th 2017 - 09:15 UTC

  Brazilian public opinion remains deeply divided on Lula: strong support but also highest rejection rate

  

  Ex Brazilian President Lula da Silva's combative testimony before a federal judge this week did little to dismantle the graft case against him and improve his chances of securing a new term in office. Lula, a founder of the leftist Workers Party (PT) that controlled Brazil's presidency from 2003 until last year, can only run in next year's presidential election if he avoids a conviction that is upheld on appeal.

• Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 11:29 UTC

  Lula was questioned for five hours and later called the corruption case “a farce”

  

  Brazil's former president Lula da Silva called the corruption trial threatening to end his storied career a “farce” during almost five hours of testimony on Wednesday. Lula is accused of receiving a seaside apartment as a kickback from the OAS construction company, and if found guilty could be barred from running for office and even jailed, destroying his hopes of coming back to power in the 2018 presidential elections.