Brazil prosecutors triple budget for corruption probe
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Attorney General’s office announced on Tuesday that it has tripled its 2018 budget for the investigation into a sprawling corruption scandal that has engulfed political and business leaders across Latin America.
Federal prosecutors decided to boost spending on the so-called Car Wash investigation from the $165 million initially allotted in January to more than $500 million.
The probe could get an additional $165 million later this year, though that is not certain.
High-profile targets of the investigation include former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former lower house Speaker Eduardo Cunha and business mogul Marcelo Odebrecht.