Brazil prosecutors criticize Odebrecht overture

Brazilian prosecutors said on Wednesday no plea-bargain talks are underway with executives from engineering conglomerate Grupo Odebrecht SA and that the company's public announcement of its intention to cooperate had no legal standing. Odebrecht, which had previously denied participating in a scheme to siphon money from state-run oil firm Petróleo Brasileiro SA , said late on Tuesday it would cooperate in order to help "build a better Brazil." "The disclosure of any intended agreement to