12 countries unite to punish Odebrecht corruption

PROSECUTORS from 12 countries including Panama, including Panama,  have  agreed to insist on asset recovery and comprehensive compensation for damages caused by illicit activities including the payment of bribes caused by the corruption scandal  involving the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

This is reflected in one of eight  agreements reached  on Thursday and Friday at a meeting in Brazil    attended by authorities from Argentina, Chile, Colombia,   Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Portugal, Peru, the Dominican Republic And Venezuela, in addition to the host.

In the  final document,  participating prosecutors called on citizens to support their institutions for criminal prosecution in actions conducted against corruption.

The scale of bribes to civil servants in exchange for public works orchestrated by the the giant construction  group led many governments to request information from the Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s Office, which summoned them to the meeting.