Bribery Division

A new investigation uses leaked files from inside a special unit of Brazilian firm Odebrecht to expose new details of prominent figures and massive public works projects embroiled in Latin America’s biggest cash-for-contracts scandal.

In this investigation

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Leak Exposes Millions of Dollars in New Payments In Odebrecht Cash-for-Contracts Scandal

A new investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reveals unreported cases and massive public works projects embroiled in Odebrecht’s bribery operation.

By Sasha Chavkin | June 25, 2019

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Explore Odebrecht’s hidden transactions

The Bribery Division revealed previously hidden payments on construction projects by Brazilian firm Odebrecht, which has been at the heart of an ongoing scandal in Latin America.

By Antonio Cucho Gamboa | June 25, 2019

EXPLAINED

Bribery Division: What is Odebrecht? Who is Involved?

Described as a "thing of criminal beauty," the Odebrecht scandal has toppled presidents, politicians, business figures and lawyers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

By Fergus Shiel | June 25, 2019

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Key findings

New leak reveals hundreds of millions of dollars in secret payments by an Odebrecht division created primarily to manage the company’s bribes

More than $39 million in hidden payments linked to the massive Punta Catalina coal power plant in the Dominican Republic, despite two official investigations finding no irregularities

More than $3 million in hidden payments linked to the Gasoducto Sur pipeline in Peru, including payments to a company owned by the Vice-Governor of the region of Callao

Hidden payments connected to other major infrastructure projects including the subway systems in Quito, Ecuador; Panama City, Panama; and Caracas, Venezuela