Brazil’s Corruption Crackdown Crumbles: The New Legal Landscape
(Analysis) Brazil's judicial system is currently undergoing a significant and dramatic transformation process. Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato), once a...
May 26, 2024Topic
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Opinion: Brazil Faces Historical Rewrite in Corruption Fight
A decade after its initiation, the current court decisions surrounding Operation Car Wash reshape our perception of the past.
March 4, 2024
Latin America’s anti-corruption efforts stall: Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela face alarming deterioration
The fifth edition of the Anti-Corruption Capacity Index (CCC Index) reveals a challenging anti-corruption landscape across Latin America. The study,...
June 27, 2023
Gilmar Mendes of the Brazilian Supreme Court orders the return of cell phones after suspending the investigation against FGV
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes suspends FGV investigation and orders return of confiscated devices in major legal reversal.
November 22, 2022
Federal Police in Brazil investigates corruption linked to world-renowned Getulio Vargas Foundation
action against corruption schemes, bid rigging, currency evasion, and money laundering involving the Getulio Vargas
November 17, 2022
Brazil’s Alagoas state governor’s assets grew 545% in 4 years
The assets declared to the Electoral Justice by the governor of Alagoas, Paulo Dantas (MDB), grew 545% from 2018 to...
October 13, 2022
Brazil: Court suspends sale of Eike Batista’s assets to pay off bankruptcy creditors
The second instance of the Court of Appeals of the State of Minas Gerais (TJ-MG) suspended the sale of the...
September 13, 2022
Brazil: Former Rio de Janeiro state governor regains political rights
An injunction signed by the president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Judge Humberto Martins, restored the political rights
July 15, 2022
Uruguay and Costa Rica: the exceptions to the corruption landscape in Latin America
Uruguay and Costa Rica are the Latin American countries with the greatest capacity to identify and punish corruption, according to...
June 27, 2022