Corrupção nos Executivos Municipais do Norte de Minas: Gestões 2009-2012

Abstract

Corruption is a problem for Brazil and for the world. In the Transparency International's report perception of corruption in 2015, Brazil was in the same 76ª position as the countries of Zambia and Thailand. In the north of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil, there is corruption, almost 80% of Mayors, in the 2008 election, were investigated by the Brazilian public prosecutor. Until March 2016, most of the lawsuits condemned the mayors investigated for corruption. This dissertation aimed to study the roots of corruption in Brazil, based on the patrimonial heritage of Portuguese colonization; Analyze international agreements and the Brazilian legal system and examine the main national institutions that monitor and fight corruption in the country. To reach the proposed objectives, it was essential the bibliographic research of the books written by Holanda (1995); Weber (1968), (1994) and (2001); Schwartzman (2007) and Faoro (2001). The dissertation also exposes studies on corruption, such as the annual report on corruption in the countries made by the nongovernmental organization Transparency International. The results obtained in this dissertation show that, in spite of the large number of cases of corruption among the mayors of the northern region of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil, the public prosecutor, the Federal Police and the Brazilian Judiciary have acted to combat these criminal acts and punish corrupt politicians.