The Public Integrity System in the Brazilian Federal Executive Branch

Abstract

Reflecting the federal nature and size of the country, the integrity system in Brazil is complex. Recognising this challenge, Brazil introduced the Ethics Management System of the Federal Executive Branch in 2007 and, in 2021, the Public Integrity System of the Federal Executive Branch (SIPEF). This chapter provides a snapshot of this system and focuses on the challenge of mainstreaming integrity policies throughout the federal executive branch. Brazil could improve significantly both clarity and coherence of the system by transferring the responsibilities for supporting the management of public ethics and conflict of interest to the SIPEF and its institutions. In turn, aspects related to enforcement should remain separated and the current institutional arrangement reviewed.