Queiroz Galvão was part of a consortium working on the construction of the plant, which included other major firms. The investigation is hunting for additional evidence that Queiroz Galvão systematically paid bribes to win over contracts with Petrobras, prosecutors said. The sprawling “Operation Carwash” investigation was launched two years ago to tackle price fixing, bribery and political kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras. Wednesday, August 3, 2016 New Petrobras graft arrests tie PSDB to bribeProsecutors from sprawling investigation target executives from Queiroz Galvão building firmBRASILIA/CURITIBA — Brazil’s federal police said they had arrested two people and raided properties yesterday over alleged corruption at building firm Queiroz Galvão, as fresh allegations linked the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) to an alleged US$3-million bribe. Former Queiroz Galvão senior executive Ildefonso Colares Filho and current employee Othon Zanoide de Moraes were arrested, authorities said in a press briefing in the southern city of Curitiba.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 03, 2016 02:48 UTC