Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Former Odebrecht Boss Sentenced in Brazilian Kickback Probe

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A Brazilian court on Tuesday sentenced Marcelo Odebrecht, the former chief executive of Latin America's largest construction company, to 19 years in prison for his role in a far-reaching corruption scandal that has implicated some of the country's political and corporate chieftains. Odebrecht, who until his arrest last June helmed the family-run engineering and building conglomerate known as Odebrecht SA, was convicted on charges of bribery, money laundering and organized...

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