Peru’s Superintendence for Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) has ordered over $80 million USD in property be seized from eight Brazilian companies that have been linked to cases of corruption and related to the infamous ‘Car Wash’ scandal, which has rocked Brazilian politics and is now being felt across its South American neighbors. The highest amount seized belongs to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
After the first accusations against the company came in on December 2016, SUNAT began tracking suspicious movements taking place in these companies’ headquarters. The agency has now chosen to freeze bank accounts and seize property, vehicles and other fiscal accounts.
None of the companies has so far been indicted by Peru’s justice system. SUNAT instead resorted to stop-gap measures. “Exceptional measures for an exceptional case” said attorney Renato Asensios.
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