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Miller & Chevalier Releases Results of 2016 Latin America Corruption Survey
8.08.2016
Despite more than three-quarters of businesspeople indicating that their country’s anti-corruption laws are ineffective, the 2016 Latin America Corruption Survey released by Miller & Chevalier Chartered and 13 partner firms shows marked signs of regionwide improvement in corporate compliance measures. In April and May 2016, Miller & Chevalier and 13 Latin American partner firms distributed […]
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Corruption Risk and the 2016 Rio Olympics: Raising the Bar for Hospitality Compliance
8.03.2016
This post is authored by Carlos Ayres, along with Senior Associate Geoff Martin and Associate Jean-Paul Theroux in Baker & McKenzie LLP’s Compliance, Investigations and Government Enforcement practice in Washington D.C. The Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. The Games are seen as an opportunity for hosts to show themselves […]
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FCPA Flash Discusses Latin America Anti-Corruption Developments
6.13.2016
In this FCPA Flash Podcast, Matteson Ellis discusses anti-corruption developments in Brazil, common barriers and distortions in Latin America that often serve as the root cause of bribery, and other developments in Latin America in the bribery and corruption space. The FCPA Flash is produced by the FCPA Professor and is sponsored by the Red Flag […]
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Brazilian Office of The Comptroller General takes Another Step Forward In Combating Corruption
5.25.2016
Michel Sancovski is an Associate attorney at Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados. Since January 29, 2014, when the Clean Companies Act came into force, the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria Geral da União – CGU) has consistently increased its efforts to combat and prevent corruption and bribery. Recently, the CGU took another important […]
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Ten Measures Proposed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service to Fight Corruption (Part II)
4.29.2016
The Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service launched a campaign last year to close ranks on corruption, proposing ten measures. The initiative is known as 10 Measures Against Corruption and, as of March 25, 2016, it had obtained 2,028,263 petitions from supporters around the country. On March 30th, it was delivered to Congress as a bill of […]