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Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity in Brazil
Sanctions, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering and checks on the companies you deal with. In Brazil, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity professional in Brazil for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
Bring a requirement →Brazil at a glanceLatin America
São Paulo · Tuesday 3 November
19:15
Local time
- Currency
- BRL
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Commercial centres
- São Paulo · Rio de Janeiro
- Dialling code
- +55
- Region
- Latin America
What the rules say in Brazil
Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity, the essentials
From the Brazil market guide: the points that matter most for risk, compliance & financial integrity, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source51 checked against an official source0 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
Controllers must appoint a person in charge of personal data processing (encarregado).
LGPD art. 41; the ANPD may waive the requirement for some agents.Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19LGPD fines can reach 2% of a private company's revenue in Brazil, capped at BRL 50 million per infringement.
LGPD art. 52, II; other sanctions include warnings, publicity and suspension of processing.Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19Completing a notifiable transaction early (gun jumping) can lead to nullity of the acts and fines of BRL 60,000 to BRL 60 million.
Plus possible administrative proceedings against the parties.Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) · checked 2026-10-19The Clean Company Act (Lei 12.846/2013) makes legal entities strictly liable, administratively and civilly, for harmful acts against public administration committed in their interest or benefit.
Covers companies and foreign companies with a head office, branch or representation in Brazil (art. 1, sole paragraph).Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19Administrative fines under the Clean Company Act range from 0.1% to 20% of the prior year's gross revenue, excluding taxes, and are never lower than the advantage obtained where it can be estimated.
Where revenue cannot be used, BRL 6,000 to BRL 60 million (art. 6 §4).Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19When setting sanctions, authorities take into account internal integrity, audit and whistle-blowing mechanisms and the effective application of codes of ethics and conduct.
Art. 7, VIII; evaluation criteria are set by federal regulation.Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) is competent to sign leniency agreements within the federal executive and for acts against foreign public administrations.
Art. 16 and §10.Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19The Clean Company Act also applies to harmful acts by Brazilian legal entities against foreign public administrations, even when committed abroad.
Art. 28.Presidência da República (Planalto) · checked 2026-10-19
Read the full guide: Compliance, anti-corruption and risk
Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Identify the relevant compliance exposures
- 02Review counterparties and third-party risks
- 03Design proportionate policies and controls
- 04Support investigations, remediation and ongoing monitoring
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before risk, compliance & financial integrity work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
WONE Global Partners in Brazil
Professionals working here
No named lead for Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity yet — these WONE Global professionals already work in Brazil and can bring the right local colleague in.
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Cases
What clients bring to Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in Brazil.
Urgent Regulators have arrived at our office abroad. What do we do now?Competition, antitrust & market conductUrgent Our bank has frozen an international payment. What can we do?Payments, FX, digital assets & treasuryAre our controls abroad strong enough before we grow further?Audit, assurance & financial integrityAre our sanctions and anti-money-laundering controls good enough?Sanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskCan we safely do business with this company abroad?Due diligence, valuation & forensic accountingWe suspect misconduct in our office abroad. How do we investigate?White-collar investigations & financial crimeWe think we've been defrauded by someone abroad. What now?White-collar investigations & financial crimeWe suspect fraud in our subsidiary abroad. How do we investigate?White-collar investigations & financial crimeAre we exposed to sanctions through a customer, supplier or route?International trade, customs & sanctionsAuthorities are investigating payments made by our agents abroad. What now?White-collar investigations & financial crime
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