US court fines Brazil's Odebrecht $2.6 billion

A US judge has fined Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht 2.6 billion dollars.

The company pleaded guilty to bribing officials in 12 countries - mostly in Latin America - in December last year.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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