To date, Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has paid S/260 million (about US$70.8 million) in damages to the Peruvian State, thus meeting the payment schedule it committed to,
Peruvian State Attorney in the Lava Jato case, Silvana Carrion, affirmed.
The damage fee for the Interoceanic project has been set under a sentence, which is why it is said to be res judicata. This payment shall be made annually.
"To date, the Peruvian State has received S/260 million (about US$70.8 million) out of S/610 million (about US$166.1 million) — plus another S/140 million (about US$38.1 million) in interest— although this interest will be settled at the end of the last installment," she said in statements to RPP Noticias.
Carrion underlined that the effective collaboration agreement signed with Odebrecht for four projects, including the Interoceanic Highway case, determined the criminal and civil terms in a 2019 ruling that established criminal responsibilities and damages.
In this regard, the Peruvian State Attorney stated that, following the latest decision by Judge Richard Concepcion Carhuancho, Odebrecht was excluded from the payment for the Interoceanic project in the open process, since it is already paying a damage sum, and this has been stipulated in the collaboration agreement.
"This decision was promoted by the legal defense teams (of the companies involved), which do not want to pay damages," she pointed put.
"Moreover, it (this decision) undermines the basis of the (collaboration) agreement, because Odebrecht has announced that the principle of res judicata is being affected," Carrion added.
Likewise, the Peruvian State Attorney underscored that there is confusion among citizens regarding the fact that Odebrecht is not going to pay damages for the Interoceanic project.
"That is not correct. It (Odebrecht) is already paying a damage sum under the effective collaboration sentence. So, it is paying, and it is going to pay for that project," she remarked.
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Publicado: 31/5/2023