14 Jul 2011
During the week-long conference of countries that are Parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the official made numerous calls to the Brazilian subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT).
That violated Article 5.3 of the FCTC, on tobacco industry interference with public health. It possibly also broke Brazilian Government rules on conflict of interest.
Read the full FCA press release.