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, so that the case can not be considered complete.
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Brazil for an impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. The protests have erupted because of a giant corruption scandal and the economic downturn in the country.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former head of state of Brazil, has vehemently denied allegations against Corruption and criticized the Brazilian investigating authorities.
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 sentenced to 23 years in prison for corruption and money laundering.
The Bucharest Court of Appeal adjudicated 11 convictions in a process of bribery and fraud in procurement. It is the case of corruption at the "Marius Nasta" Pneumoftiziology Institute. Final decisions came after nearly 6 years of trials and were between 5 and 8 years of imprisonment.
Honorary consul of Slovenia in Luxemburg Franc Zlatko Dreu, who was allegedly involved in Panama papers scandal, was also being investigated in 2013 due to alleged involvement in scandal connected with the sale of Pivovarna Laško.
The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies in far-flung jurisdictions.
Based on a trove of more than 11 million leaked files, the investigation exposes a cast of characters who use offshore companies to facilitate bribery, arms deals, tax evasion, financial fraud and drug trafficking.