Prosecution of corruption in the Brazilian new milestone: from the transformations of the bribery offense to the new look on corporate corruption
This paper proposes a description and an analysis of structural changes in terms of corruption control and prevention, from traditional offenses to a new look into the corporate field. After a revision of corruption traditional offenses and its recent transformations, it puts into question the new “...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Salamanca
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Revista de Estudios Brasileños |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2386-4540/article/view/18707 |
| Summary: | This paper proposes a description and an analysis of structural changes in terms of corruption control and prevention, from traditional offenses to a new look into the corporate field. After a revision of corruption traditional offenses and its recent transformations, it puts into question the new “anti-bribery” law (Law nº 12.846/2013), which introduces new mechanisms of corporate liability imputation in administrative and civil matters. Despite the fact that it might represent significant advances to the national anti-bribery strategy, the new law still demonstrate low utility to the sanction´s system and severe problems of law enforcement. |
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| ISSN: | 2386-4540 |