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As police wait to arrest him, ex-Peru president kills self

AP — Former President Alan Garcia mortally wounded himself with a gunshot to his head Wednesday as officers waited to arrest him in a big graft probe that has put Peru’s most prominent politicians behind bars and provoked a reckoning over corruption. Authorities broke through a door at Garcia’s mansion in… Read More

Exploding ATMs: Brazil banks wrestle with dynamite heists

More than two dozen heavily-armed men stormed into the center of Guararema early on a recent morning, rousing the Brazilian town’s residents with the sound of broken glass, explosions – and then gunshots. Brandishing high-powered rifles, wearing bullet-proof vests and carrying several kilos of dynamite, the gang pulled up in… Read More

Police raid Brazil power company Cemig in corruption probe

Brazilian police raided the headquarters of the state-controlled power company Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, known as Cemig, on Thursday, according to a police statement. The police said they were investigating the alleged embezzlement of 40 million reais ($10.5 million) out of Cemig in a corruption scheme that involved two… Read More

11th April 2019

Peruvian judge orders arrest of ex-President Kuczynski in bribery probe

A Peruvian judge ordered the arrest of former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Wednesday while also authorizing a search of his properties as part of a probe into a bribery scheme linked to scandal-plagued Brazilian builder Odebrecht. Kuczynski, 80, was taken from his home by police to an official medical… Read More

10th April 2019

Swiss, Brazil intensify efforts to unravel Petrobras affair

Crimefighters in Switzerland and Brazil pledged to intensify cooperation to resolve the sprawling corruption case linked to state oil firm Petrobras in which around 700 million Swiss francs ($701 million) remain frozen in Switzerland. Switzerland has so far returned roughly 365 million Swiss francs ($365.6 million) to Brazil related to… Read More

3rd April 2019

Brazil ex-President Temer indicted on charges involving nuclear plant bribes

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was indicted on Tuesday on corruption charges brought by prosecutors who said he took part in a bribery scheme related to the Angra 3 nuclear power plant complex on the coast near Rio de Janeiro. The case is part of Operation Car Wash, Brazil’s largest… Read More

25th March 2019

Brazilian ex-president remains silent under questioning

AP — Former Brazilian President Michel Temer remained silent when questioned by investigators Friday, a day after he was arrested as part of the country’s sprawling Car Wash corruption probe. The probe has ensnared several top politicians and businessmen in the South American country, including former President Luiz Inacio… Read More

22nd March 2019

Arrest order issued for ex-President Michel Temer in Brazil

AP — A judge in Rio de Janeiro has issued an arrest warrant for ex-President Michel Temer, who is being investigated in several corruption cases. A spokeswoman for the Prosecutors Office in Rio de Janeiro told The Associated Press Thursday that Judge Marcelo Breitas had issued the order. Per… Read More

18th March 2019

Brazil Supreme Court decision seen as ‘blow’ to Car Wash probe

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that corruption cases involving illegal campaign donations should be handled by electoral courts, a move that some prosecutors warned could hurt their groundbreaking crusade against graft. Six justices on the nation’s top court cast votes in favor of sending to electoral courts all cases… Read More

6th March 2019

FBI adds an anti-bribery squad focusing on South America

AP—Aiming to crack down on money laundering and bribes to overseas governments, the FBI is stepping up its efforts to root out foreign corruption with a new squad of agents based in Miami. The squad will focus its efforts not only on Miami but also in South America, a… Read More

28th February 2019

Petrobras oil trader to plead guilty in U.S. money-laundering case – documents

A former U.S.-based oil trader sought in Brazil over a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving commodities traders Vitol, Glencore and Trafigura has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money-laundering in the United States, court records show. The plea is part of a cooperation agreement by a key figure in… Read More

26th February 2019

Dutch shell firms used to pay millions in Brazilian bribes: prosecutors

Prosecutors raided locations across the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the alleged use of shell companies to distribute $100 million in bribes on behalf of Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht SA. Data and financial records were seized from half a dozen homes and businesses, the Dutch financial prosecutors… Read More

22nd February 2019

Venezuela’s Maduro closes Brazil border to block aid entry

AP — As a showdown looms over humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro closed off his country’s border with Brazil, vowing on Thursday to block the emergency food and medicine that has rallied his opponents and which he claims is part of a U.S.-led… Read More

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