Throughout 201,1 Brazil’s new President Rousseff and her administration have exerted themselves to reduce corruption in Brazil’s growing economy. While of course realising that the vast majority of public servants are honest (and/or cannot be proved to beotherwise) the government acknowledges a continuing, albeit reducing,problem in the leading BRIC nation.
They are particularly concerned to combat this social disease, says the President, even when it involves members of their own governing group. This refers to the seven government ministers who’ve left office ‘under a cloud’ this year, as a result of their (at the least) irregular dealings. In addition there have been other cases at more local or municipal level
It’s probably stating the obvious to say that perceived or suspected dishonesty/corruption in public life is as old as society itself, and virtually no country on earth is exempt. It varies though, from time to time and place to place regarding both its nature and extent. In a country like Brazil that places such importance on attracting
international investment, to be seen to be genuinely addressing the problem is vital. It’s also true for the retaining of public confidence in social and affordable housing schemes like the Minha Casa Minha Vida programme that’s proving so transformational for so many people. President Roussoff takes a firm line against all irregularities “We will punish all abuses and excesses” she insists (while cynics claim the Government initiative is just a drop in the bucket).
Currently the administration points with some pride to the results of its ongoing efforts. Nationally, more than 2300 civil actions are pending to recover stolen funds; this involves over 1.2 billion Brazilian Reais.
In the last few years the total of recovered monies has sharply increased, however, and while acknowledging the scale and timescale of the task still ahead of them, Dilma Roussoff and her team vow to
increase their efforts in 2012 and beyond..
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