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Brazil's Petrobras to get 204mn reais back in corruption probe

SAO PAULO: Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA will receive 204.

Published November 18, 2016 Updated November 18, 2016 05:57pm

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By Fawad Maqsood

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SAO PAULO: Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA will receive 204.2 million reais ($60.4 million) from people and companies involved in a corruption probe, prosecutors said on Friday.

The payment is a result of plea deals struck by prosecutors with politicians and executives accused of participating in a kickback scandal centered on Petrobras, as the company is known.

The company has already received over 500 million reais in compensation, the prosecutors added.

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