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Weekly Report - 17 August 2017 (WR-17-32)

PANAMA: Varela back on defensive over Odebrecht

Recent remarks made by Brazilian-Spanish former lawyer Rodrigo Tacla Durán implicating President Juan Carlos Varela in the corruption scheme involving Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht are causing fresh discomfort for the Panamanian head of state. With the attorney general’s office announcing an investigation into the claims, Varela, who has batted away earlier claims that he received illegal campaign donations from Odebrecht, is under renewed pressure to clear his name.

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