Odebrecht–Car Wash leniency agreement explained

The Odebrecht–Car Wash leniency agreement, also known in Brazil as the "end of the world plea deal" (Portuguese: delações do fim do mundo),[1] [2] [3] [4] was the leniency agreement signed between Odebrecht S.A. and the Public Prosecutor's Office (PGR) in December 2016, as part of Operation Car Wash. The agreement provided for the deposition of 78 of the contractor's executives,[5] including the former president Marcelo Odebrecht, and his father,, which generated 83 investigations at the Supreme Federal Court (STF).[6]

In March 2017, Attorney General Rodrigo Janot asked the Supreme Tribunal to withdraw the secrecy of the depositions.[7] The following month, on 11 April, STF Minister Edson Fachin accepted the request of the A-G and withdrew the secrecy of investigations.[8] On 12 April, federal judge Sergio Moro followed the same line as the Supreme Tribunal and withdrew the secrecy of denunciations involving people without status from the jurisdiction of judges of first instance. Moro said in his order, "The judiciary should not be the guardian of shadowy secrets. Moreover, publicity prevents unlawful, regrettable leaks, which are difficult to control".[9] [10]

According to the lead prosecutor of Operation Car Wash, Deltan Dallagnol, the leniency agreement provided the "greatest refund in world history".[11] Odebrecht and Braskem pleaded guilty and would pay fines of 3.5 billion dollars, the equivalent of 12 billion reals, 80 per cent of which would go to Brazil.[12]

In 2018, the STF took from Lava Jato the so-called End of the World denunciation in which 415 politicians from 26 parties were mentioned, but merely one was convicted. It generated 270 investigations, but only five of them became criminal proceedings.[13] [14]

The resulted in several, especially in the Americas.[15]

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  1. Web site: Odebrecht fez jus ao apelido de 'delação do fim do mundo' . Globo.com . 12 April 2017 . Odebrecht lived up to its nickname of 'the end of the world'. . Matheus . Leitão. 11 April 2017 .
  2. Web site: Delação do fim do mundo: quais são os próximos passos. Abril . 12 April 2017 . End of the world: what are the next steps? .
  3. Web site: A delação do fim do mundo . Abril . 12 April 2017 . The plea bargain of the end of the world . 11 April 2017 . Rodrigo Rangel . Daniel Pereira . Robson Bonin . Laryssa Borges.
  4. Web site: Surge o primeiro caso da 'delação do fim do mundo' relacionado com a Espanha . El País . 12 April 2017 . The first case of the 'end of the world' related to Spain emerges . J. A. AUNIÓN. 31 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: Delação da Odebrecht: tudo o que foi revelado pelos depoimentos dos delatores . El País . 17 April 2017 . Odebrecht's Statement: All that was revealed by the whistleblowers' statements . 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Lava Jato conclui depoimentos dos 77 delatores da Odebrecht . Car Wash completes depositions by 77 Odebrecht whistleblowers . 12 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Janot pede fim de sigilo das delações; saiba o que vai acontecer com a lista . EBC Brasil . 12 April 2017 . Janot asks for an end to secrecy; know what will happen to the list . 14 March 2017 . Felipe Pontes e André Richter.
  8. Web site: EXCLUSIVO: Fachin acaba com sigilo das delações da Odebrecht. Estadão . 11 April 2017 . 12 April 2017 . EXCLUSIVE: Fachin ends secrecy of Odebrecht's denunciations .
  9. Web site: Moro levanta sigilo de depoimentos de delatores da Odebrecht. Globo.com . 12 April 2017 . 12 April 2017 . Moro lifts secrecy from Odebrecht whistleblowers' statements .
  10. Web site: Moro retira sigilo de depoimentos de delatores da Odebrecht em ação que envolve Palocci . Globo.com . Moro lifts secrecy from Odebrecht whistleblowers' statements in action involving Palocci . 15 January 2020 . 15 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200115073023/http://g1.globo.com/globo-news/videos/t/todos-os-videos/v/moro-retira-sigilo-de-depoimentos-de-delatores-da-odebrecht-em-acao-que-envolve-palocci/5795875/ . dead .
  11. Web site: 'O maior ressarcimento na história mundial', afirma Deltan nas redes . Uol . 21 December 2016 . 'The greatest payback in world history,' says Deltan in the networks . Ricardo . Brandt . Julia . Affonso . Fausto . Macedo . 15 January 2020 .
  12. Web site: Odebrecht e Braskem pagarão a maior multa por corrupção da história . El País . 12 April 2017 . Odebrecht and Braskem to pay the highest fine for corruption in history . Odebrecht e Braskem pagarão a maior multa por corrupção da história . 21 December 2016.
  13. Web site: STF arquivou ou enviou à 1ª instância maioria dos inquéritos da Odebrecht . Supreme Tribunal filed or sent back to the first instance the majority of Odebrecht investigations . 2018-12-02 . Folha de S.Paulo . pt-BR . 2020-01-15.
  14. Web site: 'Delação do fim do mundo': de 415 citados, só um condenado . 'End of the world plea bargain': of 415 listed, only one convicted . A Gazeta . pt-br . 2020-01-15.
  15. Web site: pt-BR . Agência ANSA . Agência ANSA . Lava Jato completa 3 anos expandindo tentáculos na América Latina . Lava Jet completes 3 years expanding its tentacles in Latin America . dead . . 16 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328020639/http://www.jb.com.br/pais/noticias/2017/03/16/lava-jato-completa-3-anos-expandindo-tentaculos-na-america-latina/ . 2017-03-28 . 24 January 2020.

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