slippertje

It is one of the simplest shoes on the planet: a piece of plastic, roughly the outline of your foot, with a crude strap holding the sole to your toes.
Yet Brazil's Havaianas brand took the humble flip-flop to new heights. The company behind them was sold earlier this week for $1bn ($850m). Selling about 200 million pairs every year, it had produced a domestic and international phenomenon.
Across the country, there are whole shops dedicated to them. Rows and rows, in all colours and styles. There are strappy ones, shiny ones, ones in the colour of your favourite football team, ones with huge platform wedges.
The colourful rubber shoes have become synonymous with Brazil. Many carry a little Brazilian flag on their strap. "Havaianas embodies Brazil's fun, vibrant & spontaneous way of life," claims the company's Twitter account.... (source bbc)

dus dat gewone slippertje is verkocht

het bedrijf dat de slippers maakt, Alpargatas
voor een enorm bedrag verkocht
Joesley Batista is eigenaar van Alpargatas /J&F group

de billionaire is verdacht van van alles en nog wat

dus ook corruptie

het geld zal voor een deel moeten worden gebruikt

om de straffen voor de vleesfraude te betalen: 

flappen voor de flip-flop