The fall of Odebrecht, the Brazilian businessman sentenced to 19 years
The man, captured last year, was charged with bribery, money laundering and organized crime.
In a few cases like Marcelo Odebrecht, 46, weighs both the name and what he represents for the Brazilian economy.
Son and grandson of Emilio Odebrecht Norberto Odebrecht, Marcelo is the third in a dynasty that began in 1944 an empire.
Almost half a decade later, the founder's son took over and in 2008 assumed the throne his grandson, after a regency, worth the monarchical language, a foreign executive to the family.
As in the great noble families, the 'prince' of Odebrecht was carved from child to exercise the office he holds, but Tuesday was sentenced to 19 years in prison for bribery offenses, money laundering and organized crime.
He was educated in Bahia, his homeland, but also went through the best schools and universities in Switzerland and especially in the United States.
It is a self-made executive, but with marked cards: always within the family mega company.
He went through engineering works, then by the oil sector -in the time when the family launched Braskem, one of the most powerful petrochemical in Latin America- and finally landed with red carpet in the office culminating planned succession the saga. They speak it as a calculator risk management: high bet, but a last letter is saved in the game.
Thus, it was shaping the current profile of the holding company that operates in 25 countries and has nearly 200,000 employees on the payroll.
A giant that became the parsley of all sauces with branches everywhere. A group diversified into several poles, but with an eye on the larger public concessions. The latter has not been a novelty in recent years.
"To say Odebrecht is power. From grandfather he was always glued to the current government, that is, from the time of the military. And he has not been an exception in his time, "she says a business consultant knows the path of the giant company.
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Between 2008 and 2013, a period of major expansion in an economy still hot, Odebrecht was gaining prestige in business circles and in the Planalto Palace.
The president at the time, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was in power between 2003 and 2010, already had a good relationship with Odebrecht family like OAS or own Andrades Gutiérrez, other large- companies, but the then Minister of the Civil House did not release him Marcelo treatment as close and friendly.
His name is Dilma Rousseff (the now president of Brazil) that over the years was changing his opinion to present it as the largest employer in Brazil a few months ago. (See also: Scandal Petrobras leaves Lula da Silva fenced)
In those years it was increasing exponentially growing your business, especially in the construction area, where he took a good piece of work on the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 Olympics and the revitalization of immense port of Rio de Janeiro.
In addition, it became largest outside Brazil's borders once. And it was there that began tickling the press in recent months.
The magazine 'Time' and the newspaper 'O Globo' has been publishing a series of reports in which the relationship of Brazilian president Lula da Silva with detailed conglomerate Odebrecht.
According to the magazine, a company executive -Alexandrino Alencar, also paid a secret detainee, Lula flight to Cuba, Dominican Republic and the United States in 2013, theoretically, for activities that had nothing to do with the construction company. (Also: Chronology of the corruption case 'Petrolão', Brazil)
The media also echoed a similar journey, but to Africa in 2011.
Shortly thereafter, the same journal reported that the Federal Public Prosecutor opened an investigation into possible influence peddling to find out if the president Lula da Silva had used his contacts to facilitate business Odebrecht "with representatives of foreign governments where the company plays several works with money from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). "
Among other works, mention of the controversial port of Mariel in Cuba, with an investment of over 1,000 million dollars was made.
Marcelo Odebrecht said then: "The only country where actually grew thanks in part to the relationship with Lula da Silva is Cuba". However, he denied any wrongdoing and even research downgraded to a mere "request for clarification". (Also: Keys Case Petrobras by which Lula da Silva had to declare)
Lula Institute, the foundation that centralizes public interventions president said he no longer exercised public office when he traveled with Marcelo Odebrecht and made conferences for many companies in different countries.
