Brazil reinforces public safety and fighting against corruption

Brazil works to provide efficient public safety and to combat corruption. The country now has the lowest homicide rate in 15 years, meaning around 20k lives spared. Homicides of indigenous people, agrarian reform settlers and quilombolas also reached the lowest average in years.

Federal law enforcement agencies coordinated work that led to a decrease in bank robberies by 36% in 2021. These agencies have also attained all-time drug seizure records, causing historic damages to organized crime estimated in R$ 100 billion.

Furthermore, about R$ 4 billion worth of trafficked goods were seized. These assets are auctioned and the funds used to fight crime and to fund rehabilitation of addicts.

Brazil’s Anti-Corruption plan comprises a Public Integrity System, 142 measures and an International Recommendations Panel to comply with guidelines from organizations such as the OAS, UN and OECD for adherence and guidance of the bodies that make up the federal government.

The Office of the Comptroller General, CGU, has carried out 201 Special Operations with the help of the Federal Police and the Public Ministry, fighting corruption and recovering public resources. Since January 2019, R$ 30+ billion were recovered or prevented from being lost.

The Brazilian government has also encouraged and assisted the establishment of anti-corruption police Units by each state police force in Brazil, providing training for officers and civilian personnel. These units also fight money laundering, tax evasion and financial crimes.

All states and the Federal District fully support the initiative, by which an institutional network is created for sharing good practices and gathering and assessing intelligence, thus strengthening partnerships and increasing the effectiveness of investigations.