NEGÓCIOS SUBMERSOS

As notícias acerca de casos de corrupção no negócio dos submarinos, se não me engano, são antigas. Não se lembram? São notícias que se trancrevem. Como são notícias as que surgem hoje mas, curiosamente, os autores destas nos meios portugueses são gente, aparentemente, preguiçosa. Dão destaque a um cônsul honorário que terá recebido uma maquia mas a notícia na versão inglesa da Spiegel é um pouco mais extensa, e abrangente, e não custava nada traduzir mais um bocadinho:

But it appears that Ferrostaal did not rely solely on its advisor's good connections to bring about the submarine deal. It is believed that a consulting agreement was concluded between Ferrostaal and a partner, on the one hand, and a rear admiral in the Portuguese navy, on the other. The deal, most recently, was worth €1 million.
A Portuguese law firm is also believed to have played a role in ensuring that that the contract was awarded to Ferrostaal, and that plenty of bribe money was paid in return.

Prosecutors have already identified more than a dozen suspicious brokerage and consulting agreements related to the submarine deal. According to the investigation files, all of these agreements were designed "to obfuscate the money trails," so as to pass on payments "to decision-makers in the Portuguese government, ministries or navy."

It appears that, in the end, Ferrostaal paid so many consulting fees that not much was left in the form of profits from the submarine deal.

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