Plea bargainer whose deal with prosecutors exposed vast graft scheme at Petrobras

Paulo Roberto Costa, who played a key role in bringing Brazil’s Car Wash scandal to light, died this week

House of cards: former Petrobras downstream director Paulo Roberto Costa blows the whistle during a congressional enquiry into the Car Wash corruption scheme in 2014
House of cards: former Petrobras downstream director Paulo Roberto Costa blows the whistle during a congressional enquiry into the Car Wash corruption scheme in 2014Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 18 August 2022, 10:24Updated 19 August 2022, 11:51
PetrobrasBrazilCar WashPaulo Roberto CostaSergio Moro