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Colombia fines Odebrecht $250 milion

Friday 14 December, 2018


Colombian courts of first instance have fined Brazilian construction Odebrecht for having paid bribes to ensure contracts for public works.

The court from Cundinamarca imposed a fine on the highway known as the Ruta del Sol, which runs from the capital, Bogotá, tok such cities on the Atlantic Coast as Cartagena and Santa Marta.

Odebrecht is now banned from taking part in any public works contracts in Colombia.