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Jun. 13, 2018

Ten Things Companies Need to Know About Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Brazil

It is now no secret that the Brazilian government has been closing ranks against corruption and has increased its enforcement of anti-corruption laws. According to local media, between 2008 and 2012 (even before Operation Car Wash), the number of individuals convicted for active and passive corruption and related crime had already increased 133 percent in the country. Brazil’s fight against corruption, however, goes beyond the enforcement of its anti-corruption laws. In a guest article by Carlos Ayres, founding partner at Maeda, Ayres & Sarubbi Advogados, discusses ten things that all companies doing business in Brazil should know. For more on the anti-corruption enforcement environment in Brazil, see “The View From a Brazilian Prosecutor” (Jan. 10, 2018).

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.