Business environment pillar: Analysis of the institutional evolution in Brazil (2001-2017)

Abstract

This paper evaluates how a given jurisdiction reacts to corruption based on the institutional evaluation of the National Integrity System (NIS). The Brazilian institutional evolution of the NIS is examined in relation to one of the 13 pillars, to wit, the “business environment” pillar. From this perspective, the purpose is to confirm to what extent the business environment generates conditions to fight corruption from an institutional perspective, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 16, in particular, 16.5 (corruption and bribery in all their forms) and 16.6 (development of accountable and transparent institutions). The research is limited, however, to the period from 2001 to 2017; despite the long lapse of time, it involves a transition phase, during which significant law amendments took place and, as a consequence, their initial effects were felt in the private business sector.