Shipbrokers in Brazil have come under official scrutiny in the Operation Car Wash corruption probe.
Prosecutors have told a federal judge that they suspect Petrobras officials of involvement in a corruption scheme alleged to have favoured three Rio de Janeiro shipbroking firms in vessel contracting, documents obtained by TradeWinds show.
The allegations emerged as part of information provided to authorities by a former Petrobras trader and charterer, Rodrigo Garcia Berkowitz.
