Petrobras

Petrobras writedown may give new ammunition to class-action suit

Brazilian oil company Petrobras' $17 billion write-down, announced last week, may have been meant to...

Apr 28, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

Brazil says no 'grand bargain' with builders in Petrobras scandal

President Dilma Rousseff's government denied on Wednesday that it is looking to strike a "grand barg...

Mar 26, 2015 09:45 AM EDT

Petrobras scandal prosecutors seek tougher anti-corruption laws

Prosecutors who uncovered Brazil's biggest corruption case called on Friday for tougher prison sente...

Mar 21, 2015 08:47 AM EDT

Brazil comptroller to probe more contractors in Petrobras scandal

Brazil's Comptroller-General Office on Wednesday added another six construction and engineering firm...

Mar 19, 2015 03:54 AM EDT

Brazil government backers take to streets ahead of Sunday protests

Pro-government labor unions and social activists staged demonstrations across Brazil on Friday in su...

Mar 14, 2015 11:46 AM EDT

Brazil's comptroller opens case against more Petrobras contractors

Brazil's office of the comptroller general said on Wednesday it had opened a case against 10 additio...

Mar 12, 2015 05:30 AM EDT

Top Brazilian politicians investigated in Petrobras scandal

Brazil's Supreme Court will investigate the speakers of both houses of Congress and 32 other sitting...

Mar 07, 2015 06:44 AM EST

Petrobras scandal about to hit Brazil's political class

Brazil's top prosecutor is expected to file charges in coming days against politicians implicated in...

Feb 25, 2015 06:02 PM EST

Brazil prosecutor looks to block corruption leniency deal: report

A Brazilian prosecutor sought to block a possible government leniency deal with construction and eng...

Feb 21, 2015 05:51 PM EST

Brazilian companies push for deal to minimize Petrobras scandal

Some of the companies caught up in a massive corruption scandal at state-run oil firm Petrobras are ...

Feb 21, 2015 06:32 AM EST

Brazil probes link between HSBC Swiss accounts, Petrobras scandal: sources

Brazil's tax watchdog opened a probe on whether about a dozen people involved in the Petrobras corru...

Feb 15, 2015 06:50 AM EST

Petrobras CEO says has 'full autonomy', questions graft loss

The new chief executive officer of Brazil's Petrobras said on Tuesday that he has full autonomy to d...

Feb 11, 2015 06:39 AM EST

Brazil's Rousseff popularity plunges amid scandal, bad economy

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity has plunged by nearly half since her recent re-elect...

Feb 09, 2015 04:32 AM EST

Brazil police question ruling party treasurer in Petrobras probe

Brazilian federal police said on Thursday they had started questioning João Vaccari Neto, the treas...

Feb 06, 2015 04:50 AM EST

Brazil's Petrobras probe grows with international firms eyed

A Brazilian police officer investigating a kick-back scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras said ...

Jan 15, 2015 09:32 AM EST

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