Brazilian construction chiefs arrested

Fausto Oliveira

19 June 2015

Marcelo Odebrecht

The presidents of Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez, two of the largest contractors in Latin America, have been arrested by Brazilian federal police. Marcelo Odebrecht and Octavio Azevedo Marquez were taken into custody as part of the Operation Lava Jato (Operation Carwash) investigation into corruption at Brazilian state oil…

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