SCANDAL: The Joesley Batista oil scheme
[ad_1] The Venezuelan Oil Mystery: The Deeper You Dig, the Worse It Gets It started as a strange business story. Two powerful Brazilian businessmen quietly buying oil wells in crisis-hit Venezuela. Nothing too surprising at first — big players take big risks. But then the pieces started connecting in ways that raise serious red […]
Crime Pays: The Batista Brothers Comeback Under Lula
[ad_1] Crime Pays: The Batista Brothers’ Corruption Comeback Under Lula’s Watch By Hotspotnews Brazil’s billionaire Batista brothers, Joesley and Wesley, are back in the spotlight, proving once again that in Brazil, crime pays handsomely. Through their holding company, J&F Investimentos SA, they’re negotiating to buy French utility EDF’s thermal power plant in Rio de […]