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In Testimony to Judge Sergio Moro, Renato Duque Says That Lula, Dirceu, and PT Received Bribes at Sete Brasil Shipyards in Exchange for Contract Favoritism
Renato Duque, former director of Petrobras, reiterated to Judge Sergio Moro last Friday (4) that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former minister José Dirceu, and the PT (Workers’ Party) shared 2/3 of the accumulated bribes from exploration and production units of pre-salt oil, of which Sete Brasil held these contracts. Duque mentioned that the former treasurer, João Vaccari Neto from the PT, was the one who handled the agreements.
According to the former director, who was maintaining his position due to the PT’s nomination, as well as Dirceu, the percentage of the bribe stayed in the “CASA,” a term used to indicate that the illicit money remained for high-ranking officials of Petrobras and Sete Brasil, while the other share of bribes would go to Lula, Dirceu, and the PT, according to Duque. This entire amount was managed by the companies Odebrecht, OAS, and UTC through their shipyards.
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Out of options and as the only possibility to lessen his sentence of over 40 years in prison handed down by Operation Car Wash, Renato Duque is now cooperating with justice and begins to reveal the entire scheme. He told Moro that all the shipyards paid and were in agreement.
Duque also emphasizes that the former Minister of the Civil House and Finance, Antonio Palocci, was responsible for indicating and allocating the distributed money. The offshore unit contracts signed from 2011 onwards totaled 20 billion dollars with bribes of 1%.
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Former Petrobras Services Director Renato Duque (Márcia Foletto/Agência o Globo)
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