Local Odebrecht boss joins “singers” in corruption probe
ANDRÉ RABELLO, who heads the Panama subsidiary of the scandal ridden Odebrecht construction company , is on the list of executives trying to reduce potential jail terms who are “singing” to Brazilian corruption prosecutors in the Lava Jato investigation.
Money laundering and bribery links have been traced to Panama. Which has awarded over $9 billion in contracts to Odebrecht including construction of Metro line 2, and the company is on the bid list for the $1 billion fourth canal budge project.
Varela remains silent
Pressed for a statement during a November 16 photo-op tour in Coclé where he went to deliver start orders on several public projects, President Juan Carlos Varela said that from his first day in office his focus had been on protecting and creating jobs. “Judicial issues are handled by the Public Ministry, and it will be up to the Public Ministry to give its opinion.”