Odebrecht paid a bribe of R$ 10 million to Janene.
Money launderer Alberto Youssef, arrested in the Federal Police's Operation Lava Jato investigating allegations of embezzlement and corruption at Petrobras, stated in his plea bargain testimony that the construction company Norberto Odebrecht paid R$ 10 million to former federal deputy Jose Janene (PP-PR), who died in 2010. According to Youssef, the money was deposited into an overseas account and was part of a R$ 20 million payment related to a "settlement" stemming from a contract for the construction of the Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar) in Paraná, between 2005 and 2006.
247 - Money launderer Alberto Youssef, arrested in the Federal Police's Operation Lava Jato investigating allegations of embezzlement and corruption at Petrobras, stated in his plea bargain testimony that the construction company Norberto Odebrecht paid R$ 10 million to former federal deputy Jose Janene (PP-PR), who died in 2010. The statement was made in testimony to the Federal Court on November 20, 2014.
According to the money launderer, the money was deposited into an overseas account and was part of a payment of R$ 20 million related to a "settlement" stemming from a contract for the construction of the Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar) in Paraná, between 2005 and 2006. "Half of the commission was paid by UTC and half by the Odebrecht company," Yousseff said in his testimony to the court.
"Odebrecht's share, also around R$ 10 million, was paid in dollars via deposit into an account belonging to José Janene in a tax haven," he stated. According to Yousseff, the total amount of R$ 20 million referred to the 1% quota that belonged to the PP party, through the state-owned company's Supply Director, Paulo Roberto Costa.