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Petrobras ex-CEO arrested as prosecutors widen corruption investigation
Publication date: 28 July 2017
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Former Petrobras CEO Aldemir Bendine has been arrested for allegedly soliciting BRL 23 million (USD 7.3 million) in bribes from embattled Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht, in the latest phase of the Lava Jato or 'Car Wash' corruption investigation that continues to grip Latin America.
Brazil's federal police said Bendine was the main target of the 42nd phase of the operation that saw authorities issue three arrest warrants and 11 search and seizure orders.
Bendine was brought in after ...