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Portrait of Emílio Odebrecht

Born in Brazil · Nationality Brazilian — Business / construction / political financing / Lava Jato

Emílio Odebrecht

Business and billionaires

Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “2023: STF blocks immediate confiscation of approximately R$ 71 million without a final conviction” and “2021: Atibaia conviction annulled and Emílio's criminal liability extinguished by limitation”.

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Profile No. 2562 · Updated on 13 October 2026

Portrait of Emílio Odebrecht
9Documented controversies
9Sources
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

2023

2023: STF blocks immediate confiscation of approximately R$ 71 million without a final conviction

Civil / administrative proceedings — against a third party

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

The STF's Second Panel ruled that the forfeiture of assets provided for in Emílio's cooperation agreement could not be enforced before a final conviction, concerning, in particular, approximately R$ 71 million derived from assets held in Switzerland.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated
Role of the person profiled
Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Supremo Tribunal FederalSupremo condiciona perda de bens de Emílio Odebrecht a decisão condenatória definitivaCourt recordVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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Case · 2 documented stages

2021: Atibaia conviction annulled and Emílio's criminal liability extinguished by limitation

Acquitted / conviction overturned
02

2021

2021: Atibaia conviction annulled and Emílio's criminal liability extinguished by limitation

Acquitted / conviction overturned

Following the annulment and transfer of the Curitiba proceedings, the federal judge in Brasília rejected the renewed indictment in the Atibaia case and declared Emílio Odebrecht, who was over 70, no longer liable to punishment under the applicable limitation rules.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Folha de S.PauloJuíza rejeita denúncia no caso do sítio de Atibaia e declara extinta puniçãoPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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07

2010–2011

2010–2011: concealed financing of building works at the Atibaia property attributed to Odebrecht

Acquitted / conviction overturned

The federal courts had found that Emílio Odebrecht participated in the concealed financing of works carried out by Odebrecht at the Atibaia country property (sítio), leading to a 2019 money laundering conviction and a sentence of three years and three months.

Attribution
Accused
Course of the proceedings
  1. Formally charged — Formal charge before the current outcome

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    UOLLava Jato: Lula é condenado a 12 anos e 11 meses no caso do sítio de AtibaiaPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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03

années 1970–2017

Decades of clandestine political financing: Emílio acknowledges that “caixa dois” existed since his father's time

No legal proceedings

In testimony given in 2017, Emílio Odebrecht stated that undeclared electoral contributions (“caixa dois”) had existed within the group since his father's time, continuing during his own leadership and that of Marcelo Odebrecht. This statement broadened the acknowledged historical scope of the group's covert political financing system.

State of the evidence
Admitted by the person
Attribution
Personally implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Folha de S.Paulo“Sempre existiu caixa dois”, diz Emílio Odebrecht à JustiçaPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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04

2016–2017

2016–2017: cooperation agreement with the MPF in Lava Jato

Investigation

Emílio Odebrecht entered into a cooperation agreement as part of Lava Jato, providing statements about the group's relations with political officials, electoral financing and financial arrangements.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Close aide

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Supremo Tribunal FederalSupremo condiciona perda de bens de Emílio Odebrecht a decisão condenatória definitivaCourt recordVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    Supremo Tribunal FederalSTF analisa destino de declarações de colaboradores do Grupo OdebrechtCourt recordVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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05

2012–2017

2012: account of negotiations over undeclared financing for Fernando Haddad's municipal campaign

No legal proceedings

In his cooperation testimony, Emílio recounted having negotiated undeclared financing with Lula for Fernando Haddad's 2012 campaign in São Paulo.

State of the evidence
Admitted by the person
Attribution
Personally implicated

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    O GloboOdebrecht diz que negociou com Lula caixa 2 para campanha de HaddadPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Folha de S.Paulo“Sempre existiu caixa dois”, diz Emílio Odebrecht à JustiçaPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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06

2016–2017

2016–2017: public rift with son Marcelo over judicial cooperation strategy

No legal proceedings

Odebrecht's cooperation negotiations caused a rift between Emílio and his son Marcelo, each disputing how family and corporate responsibility should be presented to investigators.

Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    UOLDelação causa rompimento entre Marcelo e Emílio OdebrechtPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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08

années 2010

Financial support for Luís Cláudio Lula da Silva's sporting project amid close ties with the former president

No legal proceedings

Emílio recounted having advised and financially assisted Luís Cláudio Lula da Silva with an American football-related project. The episode fuelled debate over the closeness between the Odebrecht family and the former president's family.

State of the evidence
Admitted by the person
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    El País BrasilDilma e Odebrecht, uma “conflituosa” relação de benefício mútuoPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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09

2008–2009

2008–2009: lobbying Lula over BNDES financing for Odebrecht projects in Angola

No legal proceedings

Emílio Odebrecht stated that he had sought Lula's support for expanding BNDES financing facilities for the group's projects in Angola, a matter subsequently raised by the BNDES parliamentary commission of inquiry.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Câmara dos DeputadosRequerimento de convocação de Emílio Odebrecht — CPI do BNDESParliamentary recordVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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  1. Marcelo Odebrecht1 documented reference

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