Whistleblowing in Brazil

Abstract

Apaza analyzes the Odebrecht corruption scandal that is globally considered as one of the biggest corruption case in history because it has been causing strong political and economic repercussions not only in Brazil but also in many Latin American countries. This corruption scheme was uncovered by Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato in Portuguese) in 2014. The Lava Jato operation arouse as a result of an investigation of money laundering initiated in 2008 when Hermes Freitas Magnus blew the whistle on money laundering committed by a network of politicians, public officials and money launderers. The investigations not only checked the validity of the whistleblowing but also led (and still is leading) to the uncovering of the big corruption network including the political and business elite not only in Brazil but also in many other countries. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.