2025 Retrospective – Compliance Key Developments and Trends in Brazil

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Friday, February 27, 2026
Author: 
Bruno Maeda, Carlos Ayres, Erica Sarubbi, Fernanda Bidlovsky, Beatrice Yokota, Renato Machado de Souza, & Olivia C. Branco
Volume: 
42
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 

In 2025, Brazilian public institutions intensified measures aimed at strengthening public integrity and tackling corruption. In this context, notable developments included greater coordination among Public Administration bodies, stricter sanctioning enforcement, relevant judicial decisions, and new rules and guidelines designed to make compliance programs more effective and to increase transparency in leniency agreements. The key points are outlined below, with a focus on their practical impacts.