Phases of Operation Car Wash

Clockwise from top left: Headquarters of Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro; Emblem of the Federal Police of Brazil; Deltan Dallagnol with Rodrigo Janot; Odebrecht logo; Federal Police in an operation; Judge Sergio Moro
TypeAnti-corruption
ScopeBrazilian federal government
Roster
Executed by
All judges
Countries participatingBrazil
No. of countries participatingAt least 11
Timeline
Date begin2014
Date end2021
Results
Suspects429 individuals
Indictments429
Convictions159
Miscellaneous results
  • Penalties paid by Petrobras:
  • R$6.2 billion (US$2.5 billion:16) identified as misappropriated from Petrobras
  • R$46.3 billion:147 (c. US$9 billion) reimbursement requested by Petrobras
  • R$3.28 billion:17:321 (US$912 million:17) recovered

A long series of criminal investigations have occurred in Brazil associated with Operation Car Wash. The first investigation was launched in March 2014, and is now known as phase 1 of the investigation, with subsequent inquiries numbered sequentially and having code names such as phase 2 (Operation Bidone), phase 3 (Operation Casablanca), and so on. By February 2021, there were 80 announced phases of Operation Car Wash.

Besides these, there were other investigations that are considered offshoots of Operation Car Wash.