“Operation Car Wash” is the newest addition to a large literature in Brazil about Lava Jato, the watershed anti-graft investigation
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskOriginally focused on Petrobras, the country’s state-controlled oil and gas giant, the investigation was dubbed Lava Jato because one of the money-launderers used an exchange house at a petrol station in Brasília.
Now comes “Operation Car Wash” by Jorge Pontes and Márcio Anselmo, first published in Brazil in early 2019 and translated into English by Anthony Doyle. The authors are federal policemen. When Lava Jato began, Mr Pontes had recently retired after a distinguished career which included campaigning to set up an environmental-crimes division of the force. Mr Anselmo led the team which arrested Mr Odebrecht.
Yet the authors push their thesis too far. They never discuss in detail how much of the bribery involved personal enrichment and how much campaign finance. They attribute adverse judicial decisions and budget cuts to conspiracy. Brazil’s Supreme Court has shown greater independence than they give it credit for. But their pleas for the independence of the Federal Police, and for more resources for the force, are well made.
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