The settlement papers detail a scheme in which senior Petrobras executives inflated the cost of infrastructure projects by deliberately overpaying its largest contractors.

O Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo pretende implantar, ainda este ano, ao menos duas varas especializadas em crimes tributários (Lei 8.137/90), licitatórios (Lei 9.666/93), de lavagem de dinheiro (Lei 9.613/98)...

O primeiro evento do ciclo Compliance em Foco do KLA abordou, no dia 21 de setembro, os programas de integridade na visão da CGU (Controladoria Geral da União).

Brazil's Financial Activities Control Council has imposed a BRL 7.4 million fine on Stellantis Automóveis Brasil for failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules, marking part of a broader enforcement push targeting luxury brands and automakers. The penalty highlights the critical importance of maintaining proper AML controls, client recordkeeping, and reporting unusual transactions for businesses dealing in high-end goods.

The new Brazilian Anticorruption Law establishes severe punishment for companies that involve themselves in acts that are injurious to the government, especially corruption and frauds in government contracts.

The 13th Federal Court in Curitiba approved the leniency agreement between the construction company Andrade Gutierrez and the Federal Prosecutor's Office within the context of the "Lava Jato" operation.

One of the more important matters dealt with in the regulations is the criteria that compliance programs must meet in order to be taken into consideration when determining penalties...

Over the past years the theme of compliance and development of anti-corruption laws has been brought up to the top priorities of most multinational companies.

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") and the Ministry of Transparency and the Office of the Comptroller General ("CGU") have entered into a partnership to combat transnational bribery...

The Ministry of Finance, through the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting, has issued Ordinance No. 1,475/2024, which outlines the conditions and deadlines for companies...

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Brazil wants to track labour force statistics online, which means more obligations for employers in the country.

The PCPP, which was created by Petrobras in December 2014, seeks to enhance the prevention, detection and correction of frauds and corruption...

We Brazilians are excited that the Summer Olympic games will be held in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016.

The ruling is still subject to appeal to CARF's Superior Chamber.

Seja bem-vindo(a) ao Informativo Tributário & Aduaneiro elaborado por nosso time dedicado a questões tributárias.

On October 14, 2020, Brazil-based investment company J&F Investimentos ("J&F") pled guilty to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Neste episódio, falamos com o ex-ministro da Justiça do Brasil Sergio Moro sobre o crescimento dos programas de compliance no Brasil e como as autoridades brasileiras avaliam os programas de compliance.

Brazil's infrastructure sector is undergoing a period of significant regulatory and institutional evolution. New public policies...

Seeking to strengthen its institutions, Brazil has consolidated its bodies for the prevention and fight against corruption.