Massive Bribery Scandal Still Unfolding in Brazil - $700-million or more paid in bribes

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43825294 

"Prosecutors 'speechless'In the case brought by the US Department of Justice, with Brazil and Switzerland in December 2016, Odebrecht and its petrochemical subsidiary, Braskem, admitted bribery to the tune of $788m (£553m) and agreed a record-breaking fine of at least $3.5bn.The construction giant paid off politicians, political parties, officials of state-owned enterprises, lawyers, bankers and fixers to secure lucrative contracts in Brazil and abroad."

The US Department of Justice called it "the largest foreign bribery case in history".After Brazilian multinational Odebrecht admitted guilt in a cash-for-contracts corruption scandal in 12 nations, it vowed to change its ways...