CGU condemns foreign group companies that paid bribes to former director of Petrobras

Summary:

The Brazilian Controladoria-Geral da Uniu00e3o (CGU) has banned four companies, Maersk Suppy Service u2013 Apoio Maru00edtimo Ltda., Maersk Brasil Brasmar Ltda., A. P. Moller Maersk A/S, and LR2 Management K/S, from contracting with the public administration due to their involvement in corrupt practices. The companies, part of the Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, were found to have bribed the former director of Abastecimento at Petrobru00e1s, Paulo Roberto Costa, between 2006 and 2014. The bribes were paid through simulated contracts with an intermediary company.