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Former president Lula da Silva and his Argentine colleague Nestor Kirchner made a "decisive intervention" to help the construction company Odebrecht to associate with an Argentine firm, right before the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Ecuador.
The information is listed on telegrams exchanged between Brazilian embassies and Itamaraty from 2003 to 2010. The material exposes actions taken by the Brazilian government for the benefit of Brazilian companies as a way to expand the country's political and economic influence.
Diplomats worked to help some of the major companies that are currently being investigated in the Operation Car Wash.