CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX: REFLECTIONS IN BRAZIL BEFORE AND DURING OPERATION CAR WASH

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/cl.v0i21.7359

Abstract

This article gives a brief summary of Operation Car Wash and analyzes the concept and annual formulation of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) prepared by Transparency International (TI). It is the objective of this work to correlate the variations of positions in Brazil just before the outbreak of Operation Car Wash and during the years in which the operation has been taking place. Questions about increasing the perception of corruption, even with mass media disclosure, and the transparency of the acts resulting from the decisions are the main focuses of this work. Finally, the conclusions about the intersection of the CPI and the Car Wash Operation and possible ways in which Brazil can improve its index, observing aspects of politics, political agents and democracy evidenced in the current moment.

Author Biography

Roberto Cristian Albuquerque Olmos de Aguilera, Federal University of Piauí

AGUILERA, R.C.A.O. Master in Development Policies from the Federal University of Piauí. External Auditor of the Audit Court of the State of Piauí (TCE-PI). Directorate of Inspection of Works and Engineering Services. (DFENG). Teresina-PI Brazil rc.olmos.aguilera@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-5742

Published

2019-07-11

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Región Latinoamericana: Economía, Política y Sociedad