Within three months of assuming office after being reelected, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s administration has become embroiled in thickening corruption scandals that threaten to turn off domestic and foreign investors, derail an austerity program and undermine the country’s economy. Yet, Brazil has a fighting chance to emerge chastised and stronger from the crisis, say experts from Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. At the heart of the scandal are allegations that politicians, including some from Rousseff’s own Workers’ Party, received hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks from contracts awarded by the state-run oil company, Petrobras. Rousseff was chair of Petrobras between 2003 and 2010, and has stoutly denied any knowledge of the corruption. Investigations underway cover 20 companies for allegedly forming a cartel to inflate contract values and nearly 50 politicians, including Senate chief Renan Calheiros.…