Despite successfully running for Brazil’s president in 2018 on an anti-corruption platform, Jair Bolsonaro’s record on the matter is less than stellar. Roughly one year ago, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) set up a monitoring group to oversee developments in Brazil’s anti-corruption agenda, with Transparency International pointing out setbacks in the fight against corruption under the current government.
“Political interference in law enforcement institutions is at a high in Brazil, with significant setbacks to the autonomy of the Prosecutor’s Office, Federal Police, and Judiciary,” said the NGO in a comprehensive report delivered to the OECD in October...
