Fugitive lawyer waits on Car Wash

A years-long battle in the Brazilian courts over Michael Lynn being extradited to Ireland may be ended by a corruption scandal, writes Caroline O’Doherty

Fugitive lawyer and property developer Michael Lynn’s 10-year battle to avoid prosecution here is expected to come to an end within months.

But the Mayo man’s struggle to avoid extradition from Brazil is being assisted by an unlikely turn of events — the biggest corruption scandal in Brazilian history.