Embraer officers denied before Brazilian justice to having paid US$3.5 million in bribes to a Dominican Air Force colonel to facilitate with the sale of Embraer aircraft. In statement to Judge Marcelo Bretas, as reported in Brazilian press, Embraer officers said that the now retired colonel Carlos Piccini Núñez received a similar sum as a commercial representative for the sale of eight Super Tucano aircraft for US$92 million. At the time, Piccini was director of special projects for the Air Force.
As reported in the media, the statement was attributed to former sales director for Embraer, Edson Munhoz. He said to secure the sale he was also assisted by the Brazilian ambassador in the Dominican Republic and the commander of the Brazilian Air Force.
The case broke open in the press in 2014 after the US Department of Justice reported on bribes were paid to sell the Brazilian air craft affecting sales of US aviation companies.
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7 Dias
2 November 2017
