Sergio Moro as Superman - a popular inflatable doll. Why the name? Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato) began in March 2014 as a small-scale probe into a gas service station in Brasilia being used to launder money. Police found that black-market money dealers were acting for a senior executive in Petrobras, the state oil company, and that the company had been deliberately overpaying contractors in exchange for a cut of up to five per cent on deals, which would be channelled into a secret slush fund. How much is involved? Operation Car Wash: Is this the biggest corruption scandal in. Thanks to Operation Car Wash. The questions at the heart of Brazil’s Olympic and World Cup. Operation Carwash: A Worldwide Corruption Scandal Made in Brazil (2017) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. Petrobras admitted it had paid $2.1 billion in bribes. But the total value of graft involving several big companies will be much higher than that. So who else is involved? There’s Odebrecht, a giant construction firm used by Petrobras, which has admitted it spent at least $3.3 billion bribing political parties in Brazil. It did the same in other countries – Peru, Chile, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. Former CEO Marcelo Odebrecht has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. The Brazilian state development bank (BNDES) is also involved. ![]() Any other big companies? There’s OAS, another large construction conglomerate, and JBS, the world’s biggest meat packer. JBS co-owner Joesley Batista has been spilling the beans about how he made secret payments to major Brazilian parties and individuals. How many political figures are involved? Nearly 100 politicians and officials have been convicted so far. Four previous presidents and at least 71 parliamentarians are facing Car Wash investigators. At the same time, a total of 238 members of both houses are being investigated by the Supreme Federal Court, the majority in relation to criminal corruption allegations. ![]() How many parliamentarians are there in total? ![]() ![]() ![]()
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