Post by xyz3500 on Feb 22, 2024 1:30:17 GMT -5
The involvement of the United States government with the “lava jet” prosecutors became an instrument of pressure on Brazilian companies to close agreements with the Federal Public Ministry. For the members of the task force, the presence of foreign authorities at the “negotiation” table served as an “incentive factor” for companies to cooperate with investigations and pay fines – some of them directly to the MPF. According to a document from attorney Deltan Dallagnol, he had set a goal for and to discover companies that could be subject to the jurisdiction of the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and “could reach an agreement”. The document was obtained by the website The Intercept Brasil and published by El País Brasil.
Click on the image to enlarge Reproduction El País In December, petrochemical company Braskem and its controlling company, construction company Odebrecht, signed agreements with the DoJ to end ongoing investigations in the US. The path through which the DoJ arrived at Odebrecht was Braskem: the petrochemical company trades shares on the New York Stock Israel Mobile Number List Exchange, which attracted the jurisdiction of the FCPA, the US international corruption law. The agreement was considered a success. Odebrecht committed to paying R$8.5 billion, divided between Brazil, the USA and Switzerland. According to the agreement, 80% of the money was destined for Brazil, but under the care of the MPF in Paraná.
But, apart from the money, both Odebrecht and Braskem have committed to allowing an “external monitor”, appointed by the US, to make reports on the company's activities and send them to the DoJ. These reports "are likely to include" proprietary, financial, commercial and competitively sensitive "information," the agreement says. Versions Deltan's goal sheet indicates that he intended to make more such agreements. It is not clear whether it was on his initiative, as a way of using the DoJ to pressure companies, or if it was on the initiative of American prosecutors, interested in the business of large Brazilian companies. It wouldn't be surprising if the second possibility were confirmed. In July of this year, former US ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon explained that his government observed with concern the movements of the Brazilian government in the Caribbean and South America, especially in Cuba and Venezuela.
Click on the image to enlarge Reproduction El País In December, petrochemical company Braskem and its controlling company, construction company Odebrecht, signed agreements with the DoJ to end ongoing investigations in the US. The path through which the DoJ arrived at Odebrecht was Braskem: the petrochemical company trades shares on the New York Stock Israel Mobile Number List Exchange, which attracted the jurisdiction of the FCPA, the US international corruption law. The agreement was considered a success. Odebrecht committed to paying R$8.5 billion, divided between Brazil, the USA and Switzerland. According to the agreement, 80% of the money was destined for Brazil, but under the care of the MPF in Paraná.
But, apart from the money, both Odebrecht and Braskem have committed to allowing an “external monitor”, appointed by the US, to make reports on the company's activities and send them to the DoJ. These reports "are likely to include" proprietary, financial, commercial and competitively sensitive "information," the agreement says. Versions Deltan's goal sheet indicates that he intended to make more such agreements. It is not clear whether it was on his initiative, as a way of using the DoJ to pressure companies, or if it was on the initiative of American prosecutors, interested in the business of large Brazilian companies. It wouldn't be surprising if the second possibility were confirmed. In July of this year, former US ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon explained that his government observed with concern the movements of the Brazilian government in the Caribbean and South America, especially in Cuba and Venezuela.