article_snippet.sent: One of the biggest: an investigation into a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme at the state-run oil company Petrobras.
article_snippet.sent: Petrobras was long considered the corporate jewel in Brazil's crown, one of the biggest companies in the world by market capitalization.
article_snippet.sent: According to suspects-turned-witnesses, construction companies paid bribes to executives at Petrobras as well as politicians to secure lucrative contracts.
article_snippet.sent: the President has said Petrobras should be cleaned up.
article_snippet.sent: The Brazilian economy was booming for the good part of a decade, bolstered by voracious demand for The Brazilian economy commodities from China.