Brazil Corruption: Lula Return Raises Concern
Latinvex asks experts about the outlook for corruption and the FCPA in Brazil and Mexico.
BY JOACHIM BAMRUD
The return to Brazil’s presidency by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could increase the corruption risk in the South American country, experts warn.
“The fact that Lula da Silva, someone who was so centrally implicated in Lava Jato, is President once again could signal more corruption risk for companies doing business in the country going forward,” says Matteson Ellis, Member of Miller & Chevalier and author of The FCPA in Latin America.
Juan Morillo, Co-Chair of the White Collar and Corporate Investigations Practice at Quinn Emanuel, agrees.
“Lula’s ...
Keywords: Brazil, Corruption, FCPA, Mexico, Miller & Chevalier, Morrison & Foerster, Quinn Emanuel
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