Petrobras Scandal
In 2014, an investigation began into allegations of corruption at the state controlled oil company Petrobras. Allegedly a number of top executives accepted bribes in return for awarding contracts to construction firms at inflated prices
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15/09/16
Lula and his wife Marisa Leticia are accused of failing to declare a luxury penthouse
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have asked a judge to file Corruption...
01/09/16
The dismissal of President Dilma Rousseff is criticized by the governments in Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia as a "betrayal" or "coup against...
01/09/16
Analysis of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff: She was a weak but honest president of Brazil and was chased out of her office by a mostly corrupt and...
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31/08/16
Dilma Rousseff decade as president of Brazil. The Brazilian Senate, in fact, voted for her dismissal, accusated of having manipulated the state budget to...
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30/08/16
Brazil's President Rousseff threatened with impeachment by the Senate. Shortly before the vote, thousands of people for the head of state took to the...
30/08/16
The Brazilian Senate votes on Tuesday whether President Dilma Rousseff is removed from office. Many believe Rousseff could not lead the country out of...
23/08/16
Brazil is in an unprecedented crisis. The deposed President Rousseff could lose her office very soon - successor could be her not less controversial adversary...
10/08/16
The impeachment of President Rousseff of Brazil is entering the important phase. If the majority vote against her, transitional President Temer could continue...
19/06/16
Brazilian prosecutors have made a formal allegation of Tax evasion and Money Laundering against a former tourism minister
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08/06/16
Casting a new pall over the summer Olympics, federal authorities in Brazil have raided the offices of a construction consortium contracted to build one of the...
08/06/16
Corruption investigations in Brazil: Federal Prosecutor General requested custody against confidants of interim President Michael Temer.
08/06/16
The Attorny General of Brazil initiated the arrest of leading politicians like former President José Sarney by reason of hindering the investigation of the...
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31/05/16
Transparency Minister Silveira resigns over leaked recording related to corruption probe at state oil company Petrobas.
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31/05/16
Brazilian Minister to fight corruption Fabiano Silveira obstructed investigation of corruption. There is a recording type on which the minister is trying to...
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31/05/16
Brazil's new interim government has been hit with a new set-back - causing more headaches for acting President Michel Temer - with a second minister...
31/05/16
Brazilian Minister of Transparency Fabiano Silveira resigns after leaked records proved that he has given legal advices to politicians under investigation and...
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31/05/16
Brazilian anti-corruption minister Fabiano Silveira resigns because of corruption. Silveira submitted his resignation to interim-president Michel Temer, after...
27/05/16
Political crisis in Brazil and the deep fall of the Workers' Party: José Dirceu, Head of Cabinet of former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, has been...
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24/05/16
Leaked tapes suggested that Dilma Rousseff opponents were trying to remove her to halt a Corruption probe.
24/05/16
Brazilian Minister Romero Juca resigned after a recording of his phone call, where he advocated for cesation of investigation into Petrobras scandal, got...
24/05/16
A newspaper has published a recording of a phone call of Brazilian politician and former boss of the oil company Transpetro Sergio Machado with Brazilian...
23/05/16
Two weeks after the suspension of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Planning Minister Romero Juca has asked for his temporary suspension. He is accused to...
23/05/16
Brazil’s interim leader Michel Temer is facing his first full-blown political crisis following the release of tape recordings seemingly showing that the...
22/05/16
A quick biopsy of the Petrobas Scandal
20/05/16
Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer is brushing off critics appalled by his failure to include a single woman in his 23-member cabinet saying he will...
20/05/16
Brazilian state run oil firm at the centre of a massive Corruption scanda gets a new boss
18/05/16
José Dirceu, Chief of Cabinet of former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, was sentenced to 23 years in prison. The court found him guilty of corruption and...
18/05/16
Brazilian Ex-politician José Dirceu has been convicted of corruption and money laundering. He was the head of cabinet of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da...
18/05/16
Brazilian ex-politician José Dirceu has been convicted of corruption and money laundering connected to the Scandal of the oil company Petrobras. Dirceu has...
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13/05/16
Brazil's acting president, Michel Temer has held his first official cabinet meeting vowing the new team will try to rescue the country's plunging...
12/05/16
President Dilma Rousseff has bowed to a vote in the Brazilian Senate to suspend her from office and face an impeachment trial for alleged fiddling of national...
12/05/16
Dilma Rousseff denies allegations of wrongdoing, and insists that the impeachment is politically motivated
Brazil has been plunged into renewed political...
12/05/16
Brazil's Senate suspended President Rousseff. Deputy Michel Temer takes over.
12/05/16
Several accusations against members of the Brazilian government are causing a political crisis in Brazil. Also the president Dilma Rousseff is involved.
12/05/16
Disempowerment of Brazilian President is imminent: For several hours already, the Senate debated a preliminary impeachment of Rousseff.
12/05/16
Majority of the Brazilian Senate opposes Rousseff. Impeachment is not justified by allegations of corruption, but primarily with accounting tricks in the state...
12/05/16
The extraordinary political turmoil in Brazil reached a watershed on Wednesday as members of the Senate neared a final vote to suspend President Dilma Rousseff...
11/05/16
Brazilian president failed a complaint on supreme court in order to prevent the continuation of impeachment process.
11/05/16
The Brazilian government wants to stop an impending impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff judicially.
10/05/16
Brazilan president Dilam Roussef tries to prevent impeachment.
10/05/16
The acting leader of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress has reversed a controversial decision to annul a key vote in the impeachment process against...
10/05/16
Commentary on the possible consequences for Brazil of the current political crisis which involves the president Dilma Rousseff and corruption accusations...
10/05/16
Maranhão takes back decision. Impeachment of Rousseff goes yet further.
10/05/16
Brazils struggle with the impeachment of president Dimla Rousseff who is accused of corruption.
10/05/16
Waldir Maranhão, the interim president of Parliament, said the votes of Deputies to initiate the impeachment invalid and stops the impeachment of Brazilian...
10/05/16
Potitical Chaos in Brazil after president Dilma Rousseff was accuesed of corruption. Rousseff herself denies the accusation and tries to avoid her impeachment.
09/05/16
Chief of Parliament stops impeachment against Rousseff. The Brazilian head of state is accused of corruption.
09/05/16
The of corruption accused Brazil president Dilma Rousseff stays president. The impeachment was invalid and need to be repeated chamber president Waldir...
04/05/16
Brazilian General Attorney demanded an investigation by the Supreme Court against Dilma Rousseff based on allegations about obstruction of the investigation of...
04/05/16
Brazilian Attorney General demanded investigation against Dilma Rousseff and Liuz Inacio Lula da Silva over allegations of corruption in Petrobras scandal.
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04/05/16
The chief prosecutor of Brazil has asked the Supreme Court to authorize an investigation of President Dilma Rousseff because of the obstruction of a major...
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04/05/16
In conjunction with the corruption scandal of the oil company Petrobras the Brazilian Justice wants to determine against President Rousseff and her predecessor...
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03/05/16
Brazilian Attorney-General asked Supreme Court to start investigation against the leader of the opposition Aecio Neves, due to allegations of corruption.
03/05/16
The Brazilian Attorney General has asked the Supreme Court to launch an investigation to Aecio Neves, opposition leader and candidate in the presidential...
23/04/16
Dilma Rousseff, the embattled President of Brazil, has invited the international community to side with her in a domestic crisis that could spell the end of...
23/04/16
Brazilian president tells reporters her impeachment is a modern day coup
23/04/16
Brazilian president Rousseff threatened to 'freeze' Brazil membership in MERCOSUR after allegations over her budgetary manipulations.
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21/04/16
Dilma Rousseff loses three other members of the government. The politically ailing president is assumed of corruption.
18/04/16
Heavy defeat for Dilma Rousseff: Parliament has voted by a clear majority for impeachment against President of Brazil.
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18/04/16
Brazil's Congress shows true colors and votes for impeachment of President Rousseff. Even if there are investigations against nearly 60 percent of the 594...
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18/04/16
Brazilian congress votes to impeach president Rousseff
17/04/16
Vote on impeachment of Brazilian president due to allegations of corruption and misuse of budgetary funds.
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17/04/16
Brazilan president Dilma Roussef tries to prevent impeachment.
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16/04/16
Threat of impeachment: Dilma Rousseff will not turn to the Brazilian people. Rousseff is accused of having manipulated the budget to ensure her re-election in...
14/04/16
The Brazilian government wants to avert a possible impeachment against President Rousseff and has submitted a request to the Supreme Court.
14/04/16
Even if the deposition of head of state Dilma Rousseff is not yet certain, their vice from coalition partners PMBD is rehearsing maiden speech.
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13/04/16
Another coalition partner of Brazilian President Rouseff has announced it is quitting
12/04/16
Brazilian President facing impeachment accuses deputy of coup plot
12/04/16
Process of impeachment of Brazilian president, due to alleged embezzlement and involvmenet in Petrobras scandal, is still in place.
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12/04/16
Brazil: Possible impeachment of President Rousseff is getting closer. A parliamentary committee has now recommended to vote for the initiation of impeachment.
12/04/16
Brazilian president faces potential impeachment
12/04/16
Brazilian committee votes that impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff should go ahead
07/04/16
The impeachment of President of Brazil is increasingly likely: A special commission in Parliament has called for the process.
01/04/16
Ex-President da Silva scored a partial success: The corruption investigations are no longer in the hands of the investigator Moro.
29/03/16
State crisis in Brazil: The most important coalition partner of President Dilma Rousseff has left the government - now she must fear for her office.
29/03/16
The Petrobas scandal is causing a political crisis in Brazil. The Brazilan Workers' Party, the PMDB and opposition politicians are the focus of a scandal...
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29/03/16
Brazil: Rousseff's government wobbles, the coalition partners will decide to withdraw from the alliance.
22/03/16
Record loss of 8.6 billion euros for Petrobras: Brazilian oil giant is at the center of a political corruption scandal.
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22/03/16
Petrobras posts biggest every quarterly loss due to plunge in oil prices. Petrobras has also been dealing with the fall out from an expanding corruption...
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19/03/16
Brazil's former president Lula was on the verge of becoming cabinet head head of state Rousseff - which now has the highest federal judge initially...
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18/03/16
The judiciary rejected the appointment of ex-president Lula to cabinet chief. Later, the decision was overturned by a federal court again.
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18/03/16
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may take office as chief of staff of his successor Dilma Rousseff. However, twelve other cases are pending...
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18/03/16
According to the Brazilian attorney general the former brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva is allowed to become chief of staff of current president Dilma...
18/03/16
Protests in Brazil against the president Dilma Rousseff continue. They are calling for the impeachment of Rousseff. Additionally the congress is accusing her...
18/03/16
The Brazilian Parliament has started an impeachment against President Dilma Rousseff.
18/03/16
The political crisis in Brazil caused by corruption scandals and weaken economy led to demonstrations in Sao Paulo. Protestors are calling for the impeachment...
17/03/16
Minister Office for Ex-President Lula: Judge blames Rousseff obstruction of justice.
17/03/16
The federal court of Brazil has intervened as Brazilian president Dilma Roussef tried to protect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thru becoming chief of staff. By the...
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17/03/16
Protests arose as Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff as is got public that she is planing to give her new chief of staff Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva...
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17/03/16
Thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian head of state Dilma Rousseff and condemned the appointment of Lula to cabinet chief.
16/03/16
Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, becomes head of the cabinet of President Dilma Rousseff. The obstacles for a possible process against...
16/03/16
According to a commique of the Brazil presidential office Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is new chief of staff of Brazil's president...
16/03/16
Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff is trying to protect her precursor and supporter Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from accusations by giving him a office in...
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14/03/16
About three million people were demonstrating against their president Dilma Rousseff in Brazil. According to polls about sixty percent of the population is for...
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14/03/16
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Brazil for an impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. The protests have erupted because of a giant corruption...
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12/03/16
The corruption scandal in Brazil is weakening president Dilma Rousseff's coalition. The partner of her labor party PMDB might get a majority for dissolve...
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11/03/16
Brazil's former president Lula is going to be indicted on disguise of property and money laundering.
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04/03/16
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former head of state of Brazil, has vehemently denied allegations against Corruption and criticized the Brazilian investigating...
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04/03/16
The police apparently searched the house of former Brazilian President Lula. According to media reports, in the razzia, several people were arrested.
04/03/16
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was detained for questioning on Friday in a federal investigation of a Bribery and Money Laundering scheme...
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03/03/16
Brazilian ruling party Senator Delcidio do Amaral has implicated President Dilma Rousseff and ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the Petrobras Graft...
12/01/16
Corruption scandal in Brazil: Petrobras cuts investment by 32 billion dollars.
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01/01/16
Rolls Royce facing new questions over its ties to a Brazilian businessman after he was charged with corruption, bribery, money laundering and tax evasion
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14/12/15
In Brazil more than 81.000 people demonstrated for the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. In the presidential election in October 2014 Rousseff had been confirmed...
28/10/15
Opposition activists handcuffed themselves to a pillar in Brazil's Congress on Wednesday seeking the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff for...
14/09/15
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has one last chance to stem a growing political and economic crisis before being forced to step down, one of the country...
19/04/15
Eduardo Leite, vice president of construction company Camargo Correa, admitted in court that his company paid 1110 million real (34 million euros) in bribes to...
More than thirty Swiss banks were involved in the massive bribery scandal in the Brazilian state oil company Petrobras
