Odebrecht takes down Serra: R$ 23 million in slush funds and international corruption.

In addition to Michel Temer's plea for help at the Jaburu Palace, which resulted in a R$10 million cash payment to the PMDB party, Odebrecht also implicated interim Foreign Minister José Serra. According to Marcelo Odebrecht's testimony, Serra received R$23 million in undeclared funds during his 2010 presidential campaign. Part of these funds, which, adjusted for inflation, would be equivalent to R$34,5 million today, were paid abroad, which, in theory, could lead to the annulment of the PSDB party's registration. Odebrecht also pointed to corruption in the Rodoanel highway project and alleged intermediaries used by Serra to collect bribes. The interim Foreign Minister denies any wrongdoing.

August 07, 2016, 08:28 PMUpdated June 29, 2018, 14:30 pm

In addition to Michel Temer's plea for help at the Jaburu Palace, which resulted in a slush fund of R$ 10 million in cash for the PMDB party, Odebrecht also implicated interim Foreign Minister José Serra; according to Marcelo Odebrecht's testimony, he received R$ 23 million in slush funds during his 2010 presidential campaign; part of these funds, which, adjusted for inflation, would be equivalent to R$ 34,5 million today, were paid abroad, which, in theory, could lead to the annulment of the PSDB party's registration; Odebrecht also pointed to corruption in the Rodoanel highway project and alleged intermediaries for Serra in the collection of bribes; the interim Foreign Minister denies any wrongdoing (Photo: Leonardo Attuch).

247 - In addition to destroying Michel Temer's interim government by revealing that the interim president asked the PMDB for help, which materialized in an off-the-books payment of R$ 10 million in cash (read hereOdebrecht also brought down interim Foreign Minister José Serra and may have crushed his dream of becoming President of the Republic.

In his plea bargain testimony, Marcelo Odebrecht, imprisoned for over a year, stated that Serra He received R$ 23 million in undeclared funds during his 2010 presidential campaign, according to... Report by journalist Bela Megale who went to Curitiba to gather the information.

Part of the funds, which, adjusted for inflation, would be equivalent to R$ 34,5 million today, were paid abroad, which, in theory, could lead to the revocation of the PSDB's registration.

Furthermore, the donations may also stem from bribes and the misappropriation of public funds from Dersa, a São Paulo state-owned company, since Odebrecht also pointed to corruption in the construction of the Rodoanel highway and alleged intermediaries used by Serra in the collection of bribes.

The interim foreign minister denies any wrongdoing and says his campaign was conducted legally. However, Odebrecht intends to present receipts for payments made abroad, and the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, will have no alternative but to indict Serra.