The president of the National Business Council (Conep), Pedro Brache said that “no matter who” is involved in the scandal, the government should continue its investigations into the bribes paid by the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. He said this case must go to the very end, regardless of the consequences. In his opinion, the country must receive reparations from the builder and then the government must investigate those persons who accepted the bribes. Brache made the comments during a visit to the Central Electoral Board. He also pointed out that his fellow businessmen will abide by the recent resolution of the Labor Ministry to increase maternity leave from 12 to 14 weeks.
So far, the Attorney General Office has announced Odebrecht has signed an 8-year agreement for compensation to the Dominican Republic for double the US$92 million bribe they have admitted to paying to commercial representative Angel Rondón, with a first disbursement of US$30 million made with the signing of the agreement. Rondón had denied the money was bribe money, saying he received the US$92 million in fees for his work in helping Odebrecht secure the contract work with the Dominican government.
9 February 2017
