Brazil ruling party's treasurer charged in Petrobras scandal

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors formally charged the treasurer of the ruling Workers' Party and 26 others with corruption linked to state-run Petrobras (PETR4.SA) on Monday, in the latest blow to President Dilma Rousseff from the widening scandal.

Prosecutors have "ample proof" that Joao Vaccari, treasurer of Rousseff's ruling party, solicited donations from former Petrobras services chief Renato Duque and executives at engineering firms accused of funnelling money from the oil company, prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol said.

Vaccari was "well aware" the donations he was seeking comprised funds stemming from bribes, Dallagnol said, adding that much of the evidence was gleaned from plea bargain deals with executives who were indicted and jailed late last year.

Such plea bargain deals have restored 500 million reais (103 million pounds) of stolen money to public coffers to date, he added.


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Remember that fake scandal and all the engineered outrage about the NSA spying on Petrobras? Seems like it was not without cause...