Saudi Arabia: Aramco drawn into aircraft bribery case

Saudi authorities have charged two individuals in connection with a bribery case involving the purchase by Saudi Aramco of three business jets worth $93m from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. The Brazilian company announced on 24 October that it had agreed to pay fines totalling $205m to US and Brazilian Authorities, ending an investigation into bribery and corruption involving aircraft sales to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique, India and the Dominican Republic.