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it's called odebrecht — and one of the main examples involves it paying bribes to officials of brazil'sl. this admission has been made in the us. samira hussain is in new york. how did these fit into that broader scandal concerning petrobras? this isa scandal concerning petrobras? this is a brazilian construction firm that we are talking about. as you pointed out, it was charged with paying bribes to government officials, not just in paying bribes to government officials, notjust in brazil but all around the world. earlier this year, the chief executive was actually jailed in year, the chief executive was actuallyjailed in brazilfor paying bribes to executives at petrobras. it's interesting that, you know, as we see more and more coming out of the difficulties of petrobras, that we re the difficulties of petrobras, that were choosing other companies implicated as a result. wise is happening in usa? you know, i actually had the exact same question. it turns out that it has to do with us foreign bribery laws. they are actually the most wide sweeping laws of any country in the world. basic

. >> sara, what we have right now reuters is reporting brazilian companies odebrecht and braskem are to appear today in criminal court to enter pleas involving at least $2 billion worth of possible fines. this is a deal involving ode ii brazilian companies in an alleged bribery scheme and corruption scandal at one point linked to the petrobras scandal. we have not as many details just yet. we do know from the journal yesterday that the terms of the agreement the person said will allow for a guilty plea and will secure settlements in this dollar amount that will be paid to both the u.s. and brazilian and swiss authorities as well. so, mike, we'll probably get more as the morning progresses, but for right now those headlines involving brazil certainly catching some attention. back over to you guys. >> all right, dom, stay on it. thanks very much. >>> the materials sector, meanwhile, enjoying a trump rally. we were just talking about the reflation trade that remains at the center. but which stocks will continue to slide to the new year. landon has more. >> good morning, mike. materials