Odebrecht's 'snitch payment' to executives is at risk.
The financial assistance offered by Odebrecht to its executives who cooperate with the Lava Jato investigation—a kind of "plea bargain stipend" that can be paid for up to 15 years—is under threat. When the agreement was signed, the expectation was that two dozen executives would cooperate; however, the total rose to 77 informants, and the cost became high.
247 - The financial assistance offered by Odebrecht to its executives who cooperate with the Lava Jato investigation—a kind of "plea bargain" that can be paid for up to 15 years—is under threat. When the agreement was signed, the expectation was that two dozen executives would cooperate. The total, however, rose to 77 informants, and the cost became high.
As information These are from Mônica Bergamo's column in Folha de S.Paulo.
"The agreement, revealed in the column, would provide financial security to the executives, since they would confess to several crimes and would be unable to find work."