Archive · News report. English digest based on publisher material dated 2017.
What the source reports
La República EC reported that Ecuador’s tax authority sought information about the Brazil-related background of the company it had contracted.
Reading the original source
La República reported that Ecuador’s tax authority requested information from Brazilian and Swiss authorities about investigations known publicly at the time. It described the local system as costing about US$14 million annually; an information request is not a finding against the Ecuador contract.
Context and scope
A request for information is not a finding that the Ecuador contract was unlawful. The jurisdictions and proceedings must remain distinct.
Sources & supporting documents
This English digest is based on the original reporting or official material linked above and does not reproduce the full source.