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Ten Measures Proposed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service to Fight Corruption (Part I)

Author: Carlos Ayres

image001The 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 law by popular initiative and will now follow the legislative process. Below is a summary of 5 measures proposed in the bill. The remaining five will be summarized in the next post.

1) Corruption prevention, transparency and whistleblower protection. The first measure sets forth that between 10 and 20% of the government marketing fu... Read more

The “TCA”: Colombia’s New Foreign Bribery Law

Author: Matteson Ellis

ColombiaTCAThis post was also co-authored by Alice Hsieh, an Associate at Miller & Chevalier.

On February 2, 2016 Colombia’s President enacted Law 1778, known as the Transnational Corruption Act (“TCA”), the country’s first foreign bribery law. The law helps Colombia meet its commitments under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. It bolsters the country’s enforcement regime and creates corporate liability for bribes paid abroad. It also establishes explicit credit for companies with adequate anti-corruption compliance programs in place in calculating penalties for both domestic and foreign bribery violations. The law applies to Colombian companies, including the Colombian subsidiaries of non-Colombian companies registered to do business in the country.

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Update on U.S. Sanctions Policy toward Cuba

Author: Guest Author

CubaFlagThe following guest post is from Timothy O’Toole, a Member of Miller & Chevalier who focuses on sanctions, export controls, and other international regulatory and compliance issues.

Sixteen months ago, the President first announced a change in Cuba sanctions policy, one that attempted to move from a complete U.S. embargo of Cuba to a policy of limited engagement between the two countries. FCPAméricas has previously published about this historic development here.

In the time since, embassies have been opened in the United States and ... Read more


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