Public integrity is a fundamental pillar of good governance and sustainable development. Indeed, the lack of public integrity in public decision making, in the form of corruption or other unethical practices, deepens inequalities and stifles economic growth and productivity. It makes the public sector more vulnerable to organised crime, weakens the effectiveness and efficiency of public service deliveries, and undermines resilience, good governance and representation. Real and perceived corruption also affects citizens’ trust in government and public institutions, with serious consequences for democratic governance.
Recognising these challenges, the Government of Brazil has taken steps to strengthen its fight against corruption and its public integrity framework. A significant wave of reforms was carried out in the 2010s and Brazil became the first G20 country to undergo an OECD Integrity Review in 2012.
In recent years, Brazil consolidated its reform process through concrete actions such as the creation of the System of Integrity, Transparency, and Access to Information of the Federal Public Administration (Sistema de Integridade, Transparência e Acesso à Informação) and the launch of the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Plan 2025-2027 (Plano de Integridade e Combate à Corrupção 2025-2027).
This report is part of OECD efforts to help countries effectively implement the OECD Recommendation of the Council on Public Integrity, the OECD Recommendation on OECD Guidelines for Managing Conflict of Interest in the Public Service and the OECD Recommendation of the Council on Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying and Influence. It is also aligned to the regional agenda set in the OECD Action Plan on Integrity for Good Governance adopted by Latin American and the Caribbean countries in 2018.
This Integrity Review contributes to Brazil’s long-standing co-operation with the OECD in promoting public integrity. Based on the country's recent efforts to combat corruption and enhance its public integrity framework, the report provides recommendations in key areas such as mainstreaming integrity policies across the public administration, inter-institutional co-ordination mechanisms, promoting and enforcing integrity standards for public officials, implementing integrity risk management and internal and external audit, ensuring a whole-of-society approach for public integrity and safeguarding transparency and integrity in decision-making processes.