The Next Decade of Action for Public Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Annex A. Additional information on integrity co-ordination and mainstreaming mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean
Copy link to Annex A. Additional information on integrity co-ordination and mainstreaming mechanisms in Latin America and the CaribbeanTable A A.1. Co-ordination mechanisms for integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Copy link to Table A A.1. Co-ordination mechanisms for integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean|
Country |
Co-ordinating unit |
Co-ordination mechanism |
Includes legislative |
Includes judiciary |
Includes autonomous bodies |
Includes other actors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Argentina |
Secretariat for State Transformation and Public Management (Secretaría de Transformación del Estado y Gestión Pública) |
National Integrity and Transparency Board (Mesa Nacional de Integridad y Transparencia) - under review |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Bolivia |
Vice-Ministry of Transparency, Legal Certainty, and Human Rights, Ministry of the Presidency (Viceministerio de Transparencia, Seguridad Jurídica y Derechos Humanos, Ministerio de la Presidencia) |
National Council for the Fight against Corruption (Consejo Nacional de Lucha Contra la Corrupción) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Civil society organisations |
|
Brazil |
Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria-Geral da União, CGU) |
Interministerial Committee to Combat Corruption (Comitê Interministerial de Combate à Corrupção, CICC) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria-Geral da União, CGU) |
Council for Transparency, Integrity and Combating Corruption (Conselho de Transparência, Integridade e Combate à Corrupção, CTICC) |
No |
Yes |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution - permanent invitee without a vote) |
Civil society organisations |
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Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública) |
National Strategy to Combat Corruption and Money Laundering (Estratégia Nacional de Combate à Corrupção e à Lavagem de Dinheiro, ENCCLA) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution) |
Civil society organisations and private sector representatives |
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Chile |
Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency (Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia) |
Presidential Advisory Commission for Public Integrity and Transparency (Comisión Asesora Presidencial para la Integridad Pública y Transparencia) |
No |
No |
No |
An anti-corruption alliance was established as a working group with the private sector and civil society, but they do not participate in the co-ordination structure. |
|
Colombia |
Transparency Secretariat (Secretaría de Transparencia) |
National Moralisation Commission (Comisión Nacional de Moralización, CNM) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution, Ombudsman Office, Attorney General’s Office, General Audit Office) |
National Citizens’ Committee to Combat Corruption |
|
Costa Rica |
N/A |
Informal co-ordination, agreements between institutions, National Strategy for Integrity and Corruption Prevention (Estrategia Nacional de Integridad y Prevención de la Corrupción, ENIPC) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Dominican Republic |
General Directorate of Ethics and Government Integrity (Dirección General de Ética e Integridad Gubernamental, DIGEIG) |
Interinstitutional Commission for Monitoring the Development, Progress, and Implementation of the Public Integrity System |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Ecuador |
Coordination Committee for the Transparency and Social Control Function (Comité de Coordinación de la Función de Trasparencia y Control Social) |
Transparency and Social Control Function (Función de Trasparencia y Control Social) |
No |
No |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution, Ombudsman Office, Superintendencies) |
No |
|
General Secretariat of Public Integrity (Secretaría General de Integridad Pública) |
Informal dialogue tables |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
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Guatemala |
N/A |
National Anticorruption Commission (Comisión Nacional contra la Corrupción) |
No |
No |
No |
The Delegated Advisors Body (Instancia de Consejeros Delegados), composed of two representatives from the Indigenous sector, the Private sector, and organised civil society/academia, provides professional and specialised advice to the Commission. |
|
National Anticorruption Commission (Comisión Nacional contra la Corrupción) |
Executive Branch Integrity Network (Red de Integridad del Organismo Ejecutivo) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Honduras |
N/A |
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Mexico |
Executive Secretariat of the National Anti-Corruption System (Secretaria Ejecutiva del Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción, SESNA) |
Coordinating Committee of the National Anti-Corruption System (Comité Coordinador del Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción) |
No |
Yes |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution) |
Citizens’ Participation Committee (Comité de Participación Ciudadana) |
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Paraguay |
Comptroller General’s Office (Contraloría General de la República) |
National Anticorruption Council (Consejo Nacional Anticorrupción) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution) |
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Peru |
Public Integrity Secretariat (Secretaría de Integridad Pública, SIP) |
High-Level Anti-Corruption Commission (Comisión de Alto Nivel Anticorrupción, CAN) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Supreme Audit Institution -observer member with voice) |
Includes private sector, trade unions, universities, media and religious institutions (with voice, no vote) |
|
Uruguay |
N/A |
Source: Based on (OECD, 2019[18]), updated with information from (OECD, 2021[31]; OECD, 2021[32]; OECD, 2021[33]; OECD, 2025[34]). Argentina: Decisión Administrativa No. 592/2021 | Bolivia: Ley No. 004 del 31 de marzo 2010, Ley No. 974 del 4 de septiembre 2017, Diagnóstico de Corrupción Bolivia (2022), Decreto Supremo N° 5493 del 2025 | Brazil: (OECD, 2025[34]) | Chile: Decreto N° 14, del 11 de octubre de 2018 | Colombia: Ley 1474 de 2011 (art. 62) | Costa Rica: (ENIPC, 2021[35]; OECD, 2022[36]) | Dominican Republic: Decreto 407-25 | Ecuador: Decreto Ejecutivo No. 249-2024 | Guatemala: Comisión Nacional contra la Corrupción (CNC) and Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 149-2024 | Honduras: Consejo Nacional Anticorrupción, Secretaría de Transparencia y Lucha contra la Corrupción | Mexico: Secretaría Ejecutiva SNA | Paraguay: Implementación de la Convención Interamericana Contra la Corrupción | Peru: (OECD, 2024[37]) | Uruguay: Junta de Transparencia y Ética Pública.
Table A A.2. Specialised integrity units in selected Latin America and the Caribbean countries
Copy link to Table A A.2. Specialised integrity units in selected Latin America and the Caribbean countries|
Country |
Name of the integrity unit or official |
Coverage |
Leading institution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Argentina |
Integrity liaisons (Enlaces de integridad) |
Compulsory in the national-level public administration |
Anticorruption Office (Oficina Anticorrupción) |
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Brazil |
Sectoral SITAI or integrity Units (Unidades Setoriais do SITAI / Unidades Setoriais de Integridade) |
Compulsory in the Federal Executive branch |
Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria-Geral da União, CGU) |
|
Ethics Commissions (Comissões de Ética) |
Compulsory in the Federal Executive branch |
Public Ethics Commission (Comissão de Ética Pública, CEP) |
|
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Bolivia |
Transparency and Anti-Corruption Units (Unidades de Transparencia y Lucha contra la Corrupción, UTLCC) |
Compulsory in all public entities |
Ministry of Presidency (Ministerio de la Presidencia) |
|
Chile |
Integrity co-ordinators (Coordinadores de Integridad) and Integrity Committees (Comités de Integridad) |
Compulsory in the central Executive branch |
Civil Service (Servicio Civil Chile) |
|
Colombia |
N/A |
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Costa Rica |
Institutional Ethics and Values Commissions (Comisiones Institucionales de Ética y Valores, CIEV) |
Compulsory in the national Executive branch and optional in the rest of the public administration, although several autonomous bodies and municipal governments have a CIEV |
National Commission for Ethics and Values (Comisión Nacional de Ética y valores, CNEV) |
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Dominican Republic |
Government Integrity and Regulatory Compliance Commissions (Comisiones de Integridad Gubernamental y Cumplimiento Normativo, CIGCN) |
Compulsory in the Executive branch (not including subnational authorities) |
General Directorate of Ethics and Government Integrity (Dirección General de Ética e Integridad Gubernamental, DIGEIG) |
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Ecuador |
Institutional Compliance Office (Responsable Institucional de Cumplimiento) |
Mandatory in the Executive Function |
Secretariat General for Public Integrity (Secretaria General de Integridad Pública) |
|
Institutional Ethics Committee (Comité de Ética Institucional) |
Mandatory in the Executive Function |
Secretariat General for Public Integrity (Secretaria General de Integridad Pública) |
|
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Guatemala |
Units of Integrity Affairs (Instancias de Asuntos de Probidad) |
Compulsory in the Executive branch (which does not include subnational authorities) |
National Anti-Corruption Commision (Comisión Nacional Contra la Corrupción, CNC) |
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Honduras |
Ethics and Integrity Committees (Comités de Probidad y Ética) |
Compulsory in all the public administration |
Supreme Court of Auditors (Tribunal Superior de Cuentas) |
|
Mexico |
Ethics Committees (Comités de Ética) |
Compulsory in the Federal public administration |
N/A |
|
Paraguay |
Transparency and Anti-corruption Units (Unidades de Transparencia y Anticorrupción) |
Compulsory for all public entities (including legislative, judiciary, and subnational levels) |
Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Paraguay (Contraloria General de la Republica del Paraguay) |
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Peru |
Offices of Institutional Integrity (Oficinas de Integridad Institucional) |
Compulsory for all public entities (including legislative, judiciary, autonomous bodies) |
Secretary of Public Integrity (Secretaría de Integridad Pública) |
|
Uruguay |
N/A |
Source: Own elaboration based on: Argentina: Red de Enlaces y áreas de integridad and Decreto 650/2019 | Bolivia: Ley No. 974 (2017) de Unidades de Transparencia y Lucha contra la Corrupción | Brazil: (OECD, 2025[34]) | Chile: Funcionarias/os Éticos - Servicio Civil and Código de Ética y Sistema de implementación del Sistema de Integridad | Ministerio de Hacienda | Costa Rica: (OECD, 2022[36]) | Dominican Republic: Comisión de Integridad Gubernamental y Cumplimiento Normativo (DIGEIG) | Ecuador: Technical Standards on Institutional Compliance Officers and on Codes of Ethics in Executive Branch Institutions | Guatemala: Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 62-2024, art. 17 | Honduras: Reglamento para la Integración y Funcionamiento de los Comités de Probidad y Ética Públicas | México: Lineamientos Generales para la integración y funcionamiento de los Comités de Ética (DOF 28.12.2020) and Lineamientos para la emisión del Código de Ética a que se refiere el artículo 16 de la Ley General de Responsabilidades Administrativa (DOF 12.10.2018) | Paraguay: Ley No. 7389 que establece el Régimen Nacional de Integridad Transparencia y prevención de la Corrupción | Peru: (OECD, 2019[38]).