As Fraudes na Cadeia Produtiva do Leite. Um Estudo de Caso na Região Fronteira Noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul Sob a Luz da Nova Economia Institucional

• Main Authors: Patricia Eveline dos Santos Roncato, Marco Antonio Roncato, Ana Paula Schervinski Villwock
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 2017-01-01
• Series: Desenvolvimento em Questão
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75250380011
• ISSN: 1678-4855; 2237-6453

During the years 2013 and 2014 were identified adulteration in milk composition, being recorded by prosecutors cases of agents who had preventive arrest, accused of tampering with the crime results opportunistic situations foods. Similarly, the milk production chain has been showing increasing the tax burden on the sector, rising production costs, fraud and tampering with the product. Thus, this study aims to analyze the effects on transaction costs, the adulteration of the product identified in the operation milk Compensated for producers, transporters, industry and milk consumers in North-West Frontier region of Rio Grande do Sul in the light New Institutional Economics. The case study was conducted in three cities, Boa Vista do Buricá, Horizontina and Três de Maio, through interviews with representatives of institutions. The results show an increase in transaction costs due to opportunistic behavior in the milk chain links, reducing the frequency and increasing the uncertainty of the milk producers and generating losses for both the producer and for the industry and consumers. Thus, it was possible to demonstrate the need of institutional actors examine the chain and promote actions to reorganize the sector and regain credibility in the market.