Brazilian Government Resists G-20’s Anti-Corruption Manifesto

On February 25, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the Brazilian government resists a recent G-20 manifesto produced with the backing of the United States that denounces corruption and seeks measures to crack down on it in the group’s member states.   Brazil is upset with the lack of clarity in some of the measures, including whether or not there will be condemnation only for those who have been found guilty or also for those who have been accused.  The measure would be reciprocal and would affect politicians who have left Brazil for other G-20 states.  In recent years, the federal Attorney General’s office has opened 5,000 cases of corruption, handing out penalties to at least 700.  Read Article