Brazil police probe possible Odebrecht bribes to Peru president


Marcelo Odebrecht, the head of Latin America's largest engineering and construction company Odebrecht SA, smiles as he gives his testimony in a session of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry in Curitiba, Brazil, September 1, 2015. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer

SAO PAULO/LIMA (Reuters) - Brazilian police are investigating potential bribes of $3 million from Latin America's largest engineering conglomerate Odebrecht to Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, court documents showed.

Documents seized from Marcelo Odebrecht, the former CEO of the family-run company, cite "Program OH," which police said in the documents they interpreted as referring to the initials of the Peruvian president. They noted the funds were not allocated for any specific purpose.

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