Brazil

Profile

Relevant Laws

• Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law or Clean Companies Act (Lei da Empresa Limpa or Lei Anticorrupção) (Law No. 12,846/2013):The Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law establishes judicial and administrative liability for legal entities that commit corrupt acts (the legislation also prohibits fraud in public tender processes). 
• Law on Administrative Improbity (Lei da Improbidade Administrativa) (Law No. 8,429/1992) 
• Federal Criminal Code: Article 333 of the Federal Criminal Code criminalizes bribery of domestic public officials and Article 337-B criminalizes bribery of foreign public officials.
• MPF English Translation of ‘Clean Companies Act’, Law n. 12.846 (Civil and Administrative Liability of Legal Persons)

Enforcement Authorities

• Federal Prosecution Service (Ministério Público Federal) (“MPF”)
• Federal Police (Polícia Federal)
• Comptroller-General of the Union (Controladoria-Geral da União) (“CGU”)
• Office of the Attorney General (Advocacia-Geral da União) (“AGU”)
• Federal Court of Audit (Tribunal de Contas da União) (“TCU”)
• Council for Financial Activities Control (Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras) (“COAF”)

Publicly-Available Resources

• OECD profile page for Brazil 
• OECD Working Group on Bribery page for Brazil
• OECD 2017 Report on Brazil: Follow-Up and Recommendations
• OAS Country Reports
• Financial Action Task Force country page for Brazil 
• Transparency International country page for Brazil
• State Department Country Reports
• The Law Reviews UK, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption in Brazil
• The World Bank in Brazil
• GAN Integrity: Brazil Corruption Report