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13 Oct, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is facing an impeachment bid launched today by opposition politicians after new details about a mining deal were revealed in the #PandoraPapers.

The billionaire is also under criminal investigation for the deal. bit.ly/3Bp8cjV Image
He's one of a number of world leaders now facing scrutiny for offshore activity revealed in the #PandoraPapers.

Ecuador's legislature voted to launch a probe of President Guillermo Lasso's use of tax havens, as exposed in the global investigation.
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In Ukraine, the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption is examining declarations by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The agency said it would take into account information published as part of the #PandoraPapers investigation.
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Days after the #PandoraPapers exposed his offshore luxury property deals, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis' party narrowly lost parliamentary elections in a shocking outcome for the billionaire, populist leader.
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Prominent political figures in Brazil, Peru, and Paraguay are also facing various inquiries about financial dealings revealed in the #PandoraPapers, while officials the world over pledge to probe those named in the files.
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And some lawmakers and regulators are responding to the #PandoraPapers with proposed reforms, including the Enablers Act introduced in the U.S. last week, and a push for new EU legislation to crack down on tax avoidance. bit.ly/3oAHr8r

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10 Oct
Catching up on the #PandoraPapers? In the week since our 600+ journalism partners began publishing revelations from history's biggest offshore data leak, we’ve seen fallout all around the world.

Here’s a quick walk-through of key findings. #SundayRead 🧵
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First of all, what do we mean by “offshore”?

The #PandoraPapers kick the door open on a secretive financial system that allows the wealthy and well-connected to set up covert companies across borders in tax havens, where the ownership of money and assets can be easily hidden.
🌴 In popular imagination, the offshore system is often seen as a far-flung cluster of palm-shaded islands.

The #PandoraPapers show that the offshore money machine operates in every corner of the planet, including the world’s largest democracies. bit.ly/3DhIsGP
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8 Oct
🇨🇱 Chilean President Sebastián Piñera will be criminally investigated due to a contract uncovered in the #PandoraPapers, authorities say.

It's been 5 days since our 600+ global partners began publishing findings. Here's a recap of the fallout so far.🧵bit.ly/3Bp8cjV
🇺🇸 Today, U.S. lawmakers introduced the Enablers Act, a bipartisan bill that would require a broad array of professional middlemen to do more to stop the flow of dirty money, crediting #PandoraPapers findings for highlighting the urgent need for reform. bit.ly/3mAoUGX
🇨🇿 All eyes are on the Czech Republic, where the national election has begun days after incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babis was revealed to have used shell companies to purchase a $22 million French chateau in 2009.

Our #PandoraPapers investigation:
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5 Oct
We’ve shared what the #PandoraPapers reveal about world leaders and the elite western institutions that benefit from and fuel the offshore economy.

But how does this system affect everyone else?🧵
(Spoiler: It’s not just tax revenue we’re missing out on.)
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The #PandoraPapers leads we investigated uncover the societal costs of letting the rich and powerful shield their wealth from view — and how the rule of law has been bent and broken around the world by a system of financial secrecy enabled by the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
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4 Oct
It’s been just one day of #PandoraPapers revelations and we've seen swift reactions to our findings, especially with world leaders from the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Jordan and Kenya. bit.ly/3owbPkz

But many have been asking: Where's the U.S. in all this? 🇺🇸 🤔
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4 Oct
BREAKING: World leaders and the Kremlin react to the first day of #PandoraPapers revelations, as authorities in at least eight countries announce investigations into the financial activities of some of their most high-profile citizens. icij.org/investigations…
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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson dismissed the #PandoraPapers as “unsubstantiated claims," saying no hidden wealth was found in the Russian president’s inner circle.

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NEW: #PandoraPapers reveals the inner workings of a shadow economy that benefits the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of everyone else.

Brought to you by ICIJ and 600+ journalists, the largest collaboration in journalism history. 🧵 bit.ly/3uD1T9R
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