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Weekly Report - 7 May 2015 (WR-15-18)

BRAZIL: Supreme court releases accused in Petrobras scandal

Brazil’s supreme court has issued an order releasing nine directors of construction companies accused of being part of the corruption scheme uncovered at the state-controlled oil company, Petrobras. The release undermined the tactic used by the federal judge leading the case, Sergio Moro, who ordered the detention of suspects in a bid to induce them to give information about the role of politicians in the scheme in exchange for more lenient sentences.

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