Brazil’s Petrobras writes off $17 billion
Brazil The disclosure has come as a part of the first audited financial statements released by the majority state-owned company in more than eight months.
Federal prosecutors have been investigating allegations of suppliers overcharging Petrobras for major projects since 2014, directing a portion of illicit profits to former executives and politicians in the form of unlawful political donations and bribes.
Aldemir Bendine, who became Petrobras’ CEO in February 2015, said in a news conference that further revisions to the corruption-related write-downs were possible should prosecutors expose additional misconduct. However, he added that an outside auditor had approved Petrobras’ earnings “without any reservations.”
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