In Brazil, the corruption scandal in the oil company Petrobras takes a more political.
The Supreme Court gave the green light Friday night for an investigation of 49 politicians including senators and MPs. Among those involved in this investigation, Eduardo Cunha, president of the Chamber of Deputies, but Renan Calheiros, president of the Senate. Both men are members of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), the first parliamentary force and main partner of the Workers' Party (PT) in the ruling coalition.
"This scandal raises the question of corporate governance in Brazil, says Merritt Fox, legal expert.
I would not be surprised that this matter, which affects Petrobras leads people to question how are managed similar companies, public companies or companies with strong participation from the state. "
The scandal erupted a year ago, with revelations of fraudulent contracts, to bribe the benefit of several political parties including the Workers' Party of President Dilma Rousseff. Itself led Petrobras the board between 2003 and 2010.
