Luis René Canaán

Luis René Canaán Rojas is a medic, marine and politician from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Hermanas Mirabal and was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and 2016; and has served in the Dominican Navy.

Canaán has a Doctorate of Medicine from the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology.

It was known for years that a Leonelist senator was implicated in the corruption scheme, but it was in August 2016 when his name was finally revealed. Senator Canaán, who enjoys parliamentary immunity, has not been indicted nor arrested.

Judicial authorities informed that the inquest is part of an investigation led by the United States and Brazil.

The United States Federal Reserve has been investigating Embraer since 2010 due to a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

In 2011, it was revealed that almost 17 million dollars were diverted illegally.