BRASÍLIA – Prosecutors from 15 countries will meet Thursday and Friday in Brasilia to discuss a massive bribery scandal at Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht which has spread across Latin America. Odebrecht also systematically bribed politicians, mostly in Brazil but also across a string of other countries, even running a department to keep track of the bribery. Seventy-seven executives from the company have signed plea bargains with Brazilian prosecutors and have detailed their roles in the scheme. The testimony remains sealed but is expected to send shockwaves through Brazilian politics when released. The countries attending the conference in Brazil are Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Mozambique, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Venezuela.

Source: Viet Nam News February 16, 2017 03:56 UTC