a cartel of the biggest construction firms in brazil headed by odebrecht it was fraud according to clearly defined rules each construction firm paid three percent of the contracts value into a slush fund some of the. backs went straight to the ruling parties others flowed to money launderers delayed rows and then on to petro bras executives and influential politicians. many brazilians feel they no longer recognize their own country. they are no longer willing to accept corruption as a fact of life and turn a blind eye to the fact that their politicians are for sale. they are refusing to accept the old by word of robot must fight he steals but he gets things done. this way as on a gang of five people used to say that