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Petrobras investigations not slowed by political turmoil in Brazil, prosecutor says

By Carolina Guerra ( May 19, 2016, 22:35 GMT | Insight) -- Federal prosecutor Roberson Henrique Pozzobon said that investigations related to the Petrobras kickback scheme continue at the same pace despite Brazil's political upheaval and that his office maintains an open-door policy to negotiate new leniency agreements — though he acknowledged it might be too late for leniency. Ricardo Andrade Saadi, the director of Brazil's Department of Asset Recovery and International Law Cooperation, or DRCI, said that cooperation between Brazil and international authorities in corruption investigations has increased in recent years.Federal prosecutor Roberson Henrique Pozzobon said today that investigations related to the Petrobras kickback scheme continue at the same pace despite Brazil's political upheaval and that his office maintains an open-door policy to negotiate new leniency agreements — though he acknowledged it might be too late for leniency....

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