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Weekly Report - 13 February 2025 (WR-25-06)
BRAZIL: Transparency concerns over congress budgetary grants
Brazil’s score in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI) has decreased for the second consecutive year. With a score of 34 for 2024, this is the lowest CPI score for Brazil since 2012. When TI released the CPI last year, tensions intensified between the NGO and Brazil’s supreme court (STF), as it criticised the judicial authority for dismantling the legacy of the Lava Jato corruption investigation [WR-24-05]. In its latest report, TI raised concerns not only about Brazil’s judiciary, but also its legislature, highlighting the lack of transparency in the payments of ‘emendas parlamentares’ – grants from the federal budget earmarked for local projects chosen by legislators.
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