PACE OF CASES IN BRAZIL’S CAR WASH PROBES SLOWS AS ITS FORMER JUDGE ACCUSED OF WRONG-DOING DURING INVESTIGATIONS
January 1st, 2020
For almost six years the federal prosecutors, policemen and judges of Brazil’s Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato) were hailed as anti-corruption heroes. Their spectacular raids and testimonies led to scores of politicians and businessmen jailed throughout Latin America, and especially in Brazil. But now their legacy is at risk after leaked messages showed they illegally coordinated their actions. Mauro Fernandes reports.
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If evidence was needed that the reputations of even the most lauded crime fighters need to be handled with scepticism, then ...
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