Companies under scrutiny

The corporate side of corruption cases: contractors, banks, law firms and shell companies that paid, channelled or laundered the money. Odebrecht, Camargo Correa, Alcogal or Paddington Ventures, country by country, with contracts, amounts and dated rulings. Each profile links to the records of the politicians involved.

Luis Fernando Andrade: Odebrecht’s concessionaire, Yuma, Megaland and the companies that explain three sanctions and a trial without a verdict

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Luis Fernando Andrade

Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno left the presidency of McKinsey in Colombia to run the National Infrastructure Agency between 2011 and 2017. He is the highest-profile technocrat caught up in the Odebrecht highways scandal. His case file reads best through the companies he contracted with. Concesionaria Ruta del Sol, made up of Odebrecht companies, which obtained … Read more about Luis Fernando Andrade: Odebrecht’s concessionaire, Yuma, Megaland and the companies that explain three sanctions and a trial without a verdict

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski: Westfield Capital, First Capital and the companies that turned a president into a money-laundering defendant

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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski governed Peru from 2016 to 2018. He resigned when it emerged that his financial advisory firm had billed Odebrecht while he was a public official. His case file is best understood through the companies that run through it. Westfield Capital, the company he founded himself. First Capital, the firm of his partner … Read more about Pedro Pablo Kuczynski: Westfield Capital, First Capital and the companies that turned a president into a money-laundering defendant

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero: Plus Ultra, Análisis Relevante, Whathefav and the companies that made him Spain’s first indicted former prime minister

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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero led the Spanish government from 2004 to 2011. In May 2026 he became the first former Spanish prime minister indicted before the Audiencia Nacional. His case file is best understood through the companies that run through it. Plus Ultra, the airline bailed out with 53 million euros of public money. Análisis … Read more about José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero: Plus Ultra, Análisis Relevante, Whathefav and the companies that made him Spain’s first indicted former prime minister

Lula da Silva: OAS, Odebrecht, Petrobras, and the companies behind three cases that were ultimately dismissed without acquittal

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Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva served as president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 and returned to office in 2023. He was the most high-profile politician indicted in Operation Car Wash. His case is best understood through the companies behind each charge: OAS, the construction firm behind the Guarujá triplex; Odebrecht, the firm responsible for … Read more about Lula da Silva: OAS, Odebrecht, Petrobras, and the companies behind three cases that were ultimately dismissed without acquittal