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The Unknowns of Brazil’s New Anti-Bribery Law (Part 1, What will enforcement look like?)
8.14.2013
Brazil’s new Anti-Bribery Law, just signed into law this month, has already generated much attention. And with good reason. It makes highly innovative changes to Brazil’s laws, including the establishment of corporate liability for bribery offenses, a strict liability standard for administrative and other penalties, increased sanctions, and credit for self-disclosure, cooperation, and corporate compliance […]
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Managing Latin America FCPA Risks at Customs
4.12.2013
The agricultural trade press reports that Brazilian ports have a 60-day backlog of soybean shipments – about twice the usual delay – due to a record soybean crop. In Argentina, labor unrest has created shipping delays for agricultural commodities. Delays like these increase corruption risks – they create conditions for customs agents to pressure companies […]
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Connecting the Dots: Latin America Examples of Common FCPA Anti-Bribery Violations
3.08.2013
FCPAméricas has seen a spike in readership from Latin America suggesting that regional businesspeople and companies are increasingly seeking to understand the FCPA. Since we believe that having relatable examples is useful for new readers and for practitioners tasked with spreading the message to different audiences, this post seeks to ground discussions of common FCPA […]
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Man Bites Dog: When Corporations Are Victims of Bribery
1.30.2013
On Monday, Chevron Corporation issued a press release entitled “Former Ecuadorian Judge Admits Role in Orchestrating Fraudulent Judgment Against Chevron.” The announcement provides a detailed account of how a judge received thousands of dollars from the lawyers and representatives of local indigenous residents in the Lago Agrio area of Ecuador who had sued the company. […]
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An Andean Tigre? Common Corruption Risks in Colombia
12.05.2012
Colombia is quietly booming. The size of its economy surpassed Venezuela’s this year and is on track to surpass that of Argentina, which would make it the third largest in South America. Companies and businesspeople from neighboring and troubled Venezuela are flocking to Bogotá, Cartagena, and Barranquilla for opportunities. The activities of the FARC are […]