Friday, August 19, 2016 Brazil seizes US$655 M from engineering firmsBrazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff speaks about the upcoming impeachment process during a press conference for foreign correspondents, at the official Alvorada Palace residence, in Brasilia yesterday. Odebrecht, Latin America’s largest engineering group, and OAS are among the 31 builders that allegedly colluded to rig contracts at Petrobras, the target of the corruption probe. When asked about charges of graft facing some members of her Workers Party (PT), Rousseff said her administration had put in place mechanisms allowing the investigation of systemic corruption. Pope Francis letterRousseff also revealed yesterday that she received a letter from Pope Francis, but refused to reveal its contents. The request was sent a week after PT lawmakers lobbied the entity to order the suspension of the impeachment process.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 19, 2016 03:45 UTC