Brazil’s Evolving Anti-Corruption Environment

It has been over a year since the landmark Brazilian Anti-Corruption Act (BAA) has taken effect, and as the widespread investigation into Petrobras reveals, there is both official and grassroots disgust with the corruption that has historically plagued Brazil.  How have these current developments (which also include investigations into bribery involving the recent World Cup, the upcoming Olympics, and the aerospace conglomerate Embraer) affected the Brazilian corruption landscape and the risks of doing business there?  During a recent program presented by The Network, Matteson Ellis, a member of Miller & Chevalier, discussed those risks in the current anti-corruption environment in Brazil, detailed the new BAA regulations and offered strategies for assuring compliance with the FCPA and the BAA when doing business in Brazil.  See also “Corruption Risk and the Changing Legal Climate in Latin America” (Feb. 19, 2014).

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