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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)
Current Parent Company: Petrobras
Penalty: $170,640,000
Year: 2018
Date: September 27, 2018
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned and state-controlled energy company, entered into an agreement with U.S. and Brazilian authorities to pay $853.2 million in penalties to resolve the U.S. government's investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act relating to payments to politicians and political parties in Brazil. The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were to receive 20 percent of the total, with the rest going to Brazilian authorities.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: non-prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Brazil
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: petroleum
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