Compliance, Anti- Corruption & Investigations

July 20, 2020

Webinar: Lava Jato “Car Wash” Compliance Lessons for Latin America

Our partner Gustavo Luis Morales Oliver along with Alessandra Gonsales (Partner at Gonsales & Cho Advogados Associados), Daniel Sibille (Regional Senior Compliance Director and Deputy Compliance Officer at Oracle), Fernando Cevallos (CEO & Founder of F&C Consulting Group), Daniel Rodriguez Bravo (Partner at CMS Rodríguez-Azuero) and Patricio Véliz Möller (Chief Compliance Officer at Metro de Santiago) will analyze the main compliance lessons derived from Lava Jato and the characteristics of the anti-corruption legislation in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. This webinar is organized by LEC (Legal Ethics & Compliance).

Date: Thursday, July 23 - 05:00 p.m. (BRT)

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USA. More compliance guidance from OFAC, via an enforcement action.
Source: FCPA Blog

Brazil. Disputa no Ministério Público põe em risco investigações sobre Lula, Temer e Serra.
(Dispute in the Federal Prosecutor’s Office jeopardizes investigations on Lula, Temer and Serra)
Source: Folha

Brazil. Justiça ameaça plano da JBS de mudar sede para o exterior.
(Court threatens JBS plan to move headquarters abroad)
Source: Folha

Brazil. Justiça vê irregularidade em contrato de compra de máscaras no RJ.
(Court sees irregularities in purchasing contract of face masks in Rio do Janeiro)
Source: Valor Econômico

Brazil. Noruega já reconhece os esforços da Petrobras no controle da corrupção.
(Norway already recognizes Petrobras' efforts to control corruption)
Source: O' Globo

Brazil. Petrobras Loses Appeal to $622 Million Arbitration Award.
Source: Bloomberg

Peru. Fiscalía allanó 35 inmuebles por compras irregulares de la PNP.
(Prosecutor's Office raided 35 properties for irregular purchases by the Federal Police of Peru)
Source: La República

Mexico. De qué acusan a Emilio Lozoya y por qué AMLO espera que destape actos de corrupción en México.
(What is Emilio Lozoya accused of and why Andrés Manuel López Obrador expects him to uncover acts of corruption in Mexico)
Source: El Comercio

Mexico. Lozoya no pisa la cárcel, es testigo protegido.
(Lozoya is not taken to prison, he is a protected witness)
Source: El Universal

UK / Brazil. U.K. Freezes $6 Million London Home Tied to Petrobras Scandal.
Source: Bloomberg

Spain. Fractura. Escándalo del rey Juan Carlos pegan a monarquía.
(Break down. King Juan Carlos scandal hits monarchy)
Source: El Universal

Israel. Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial Resumes Amid Coronavirus Crisis.
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Russia. Kremlin critic Navalny says fines force him to close anti-corruption foundation.
Source: Reuters

ARGENTINA

Procesan a tres detenidos por el crimen de Fabián Gutiérrez y confirman las prisiones preventivas.
(The three arrested for the crime of Fabián Gutiérrez are prosecuted and pre-trial detentions are confirmed)

Source: La Nación

Ruta del dinero K: tras la realización de simulacros, esta semana se reanuda el juicio.
(Kirchner Money Route: after simulations, this week the trial resumes)

Source: Infobae

Procesaron y definieron fechas de indagatorias a ex funcionarios macristas por irregularidades en la concesión de peajes.
(Former Macri officials investigated and dates of inquiry for irregularities in the tolling concession were defined)

Source: Infobae

Nuevo caso salpica a la gestión de Laura Alonso en la Oficina Anticorrupción.
(New case affects Laura Alonso's time in the Anti-Corruption Office)

Source: Perfil

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Serrano Espelta
pse@marval.com
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Gustavo
Morales Oliver
glo@marval.com
Partner

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