A Brazilian construction company that paid nearly $50 million in kickbacks has been banned from participating in Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded projects for more than two years.

As part of a negotiated settlement, Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A. must also report on its compliance program or risk having the ban significantly extended.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...