Ex-Braskem CEO gets 20 months in prison over bribery scheme
By 
Kyle Brasseur2021-10-12T21:36:00
Jose Carlos Grubisich was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in a scheme to divert hundreds of millions of dollars in bribe payments from Braskem to government officials and political parties in Brazil.
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