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25/Jul/2017
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3821201700020004
The central purpose of this paper is to map out the Brazilian web of accountability institutions and observe how institutions establish links with each other in order to control corruption cases that reach them. Focus is on institutions that are part of the Brazilian anti-corruption agenda, which include the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Police, the Office of the Comptroller General, the Federal Court of Accounts, the Federal Justice and the Ministries. In the literature, the most widespread argument […]
Keywords: Accountability; Brazil; corruption; interactions; web of accountability institutions