U.S. Alerted by Brazil Prosecutors Of Foreign Supplier Bribery Probe

Prosecutors investigating Brazil’s largest corruption scandal say they notified the U.S. Department of Justice of evidence that at least four foreign companies allegedly paid bribes to win Petroleo Brasileiro SA contracts.

The allegations are against units or affiliates of Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Skanska AB, AP Moeller-Maersk A/S and Toyo Engineering Corp., Carlos Lima, the senior prosecutor in a nine-member task force, said in an interview. Companies could face charges in Brazil that would restrict local operations as well as possible sanctions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, he said last week from Curitiba, Brazil.

“We’ve had a meeting ...