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Odebrecht Confesses to Giving Former Brazil President Lula US $4 Million in Bribes
https://panampost.com/karina-martin/2017/04/11/brazil-odebrecht-confessed-giving-former-president-lula-usd-4-million-bribes/Former president of the corruption-ridden construction company Odebrecht, Marcelo Odebrecht, confessed to paying US $4.15 million in cash to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva between 2012 and 2013.
According to information leaked by local media, former minister Antonio Palocci served as the main contact between the government and the construction company.
Odebrecht also reported that it made several payments to the Lula Institute directed by the former president for the purchase of land on which the institute built its headquarters.
