OECD’s Phase 4 Follow-Up Report shows Brazil’s efforts to combat foreign bribery remain insufficient, with gaps across detection, corporate liability, and enforcement

The report recognises improvements in Brazil’s legislative framework, including corporate liability provisions and anti-corruption laws, but highlights that enforcement remains inconsistent, with limited investigations and a lack of final convictions in foreign-bribery cases. It also raises concerns about institutional challenges such as insufficient whistleblower protection, gaps in coordination and oversight, and vulnerabilities in prosecutorial capacity, recommending stronger enforcement, improved safeguards and more effective use of investigative…