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Brazil: The next 10 years
Tackling corruption
Growing levels of corruption have been one of the most dramatic manifestations of the Brazilian crisis. Setting minor and mid-sized cases aside for the moment, the country has experienced two gigantic corruption scandals, the ‘mensalão’ (‘big monthly payment’) case that began to be investigated in 2005, followed by the ‘lava jato’ (‘Car wash’) scandal that began formal investigation in 2014. The net effect is that for no fewer than 13 years (2005-2018) Brazilians have been hearing about corruption in the government and the political establishment on a constant, relentless, and daily basis through the media. This helps explain public anger and the perception that this problem has been completely out of control.
