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A New Focus in the Car Wash Probe
7.09.2019
This guest post is from Victoria Arcos and Fernanda Martins, anti-corruption lawyers at KLA Koury Lopes Advogados in Brazil. Brazilian anti-corruption efforts have a new focus – money laundering by banks. These are new targets and are directly connected to the illicit activity and vast corruption schemes that have been under investigation for the past […]
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The FBI Speaks to Latin America about Corruption
7.02.2019
In May 2019, leaders of the FBI’s anti-corruption efforts in Latin America addressed an audience of compliance professionals at the LEC Brazil International Compliance Congress in Sao Paulo. Special Agent Rick Simpson, who heads the FBI’s new dedicated international anti-corruption squad in Miami, and David Brassanini, who serves as the FBI’s Legal Attaché in Brazil, […]
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Reflections on Week of Compliance in Brazil
6.06.2018
This guest post was written by Tom Fox, known as the Compliance Evangelist. It has been cross-posted from the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. I have finished up my week in Brazil and I wanted to end this week’s Brazil focused blog posts with some final thoughts and observations on the country’s burgeoning compliance scene. […]
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Anti-Bribery in Brazil: 2017 Developments
3.05.2018
Much has been happening in Brazil in the anti-bribery arena. Several developments have been noteworthy. This post highlights five that took place in 2017. Guideline on Leniency Agreements. On August 24, 2017, the 5th Chamber of Federal Prosecutors, the body of the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service dedicated to supporting integration and coordination in the fight […]
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Brazilian Federal Prosecutors Issue Guidance on Leniency Agreements
10.18.2017
On August 24, 2017, the 5th Chamber of Federal Prosecutors, the body of the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service dedicated to providing integration and coordination in the fight against corruption and responsible for ratifying leniency agreements signed by federal prosecutors, issued guidelines 07/2017 on leniency agreements for Brazilian Federal Prosecutors. There is no new and significant […]