Alleged Petrobras TX Refinery Graft Prompts Brasil Police Raids
Brazilian police and prosecutors investigating corruption at Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Monday they have evidence that bribes were paid as part of the state-run oil company's 2006 purchase of Pasadena Refining Systems Inc in Texas. At a news conference announcing a new round of arrests and searches in a nearly 20-month investigation of price-fixing…
Floods Kill 10 in Southern Brazil But Rain Easing
Torrential rainfall started on Saturday in the state bordering Paraguay and Argentina, but the sun was shining in most regions by Wednesday, according to Curitiba-based climate institute Simepar. A new cold front will likely bring more rain to much of the state starting on Friday afternoon, Simepar Meteorologist Ana Beatriz Porto da Silva told Reuters…
