Compliance and the new bidding law: the normative incentive to implementation of integrity programs
This article aims to address the standardization in Brazil of self-regulation and integrity systems implemented in business activity, including compliance. The fundamentals that culminated in the emergence of the idea of implementing compliance will be highlighted, especially in Brazilian companies,...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) |
| Repository: | Scientia Iuris (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/50333 |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/iuris/article/view/50333 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Nova Lei de Licitações; compliance; programa de integridade. New Bidding Law; compliance; integrity program. |
| Summary: | This article aims to address the standardization in Brazil of self-regulation and integrity systems implemented in business activity, including compliance. The fundamentals that culminated in the emergence of the idea of implementing compliance will be highlighted, especially in Brazilian companies, highlighting from this perspective both the global trend of procedures capable of establishing rules for compliance with legal standards and effective ethical conduct programs by companies , such as Brazil's need to comply with international treaties of which it has become a signatory, committing itself to adopting energetic tools to combat corruption in all segments of life in society. On the other hand, although the legal issues surrounding self-regulation and compliance are the subject of much debate, the need to implement integrity programs in companies that participate in public tenders will be particularly addressed because, according to studies carried out, which will be addressed In this article, public procurement is an intense source of corruption in developing countries, as there are numerous cases that have become public in this sector in Brazil and, from this perspective, the present work will also be dedicated to analyzing the consequences of the provisions of Law 14,133/ 2021, popularly called the New Bidding Law, regarding the implementation of integrity programs, which based on the new legislation, may be mandatory depending on the situation or even used in a way that grants an advantage to companies that use integrity practices. compliance, being used as a tiebreaker criterion in competitions and as a reason for mitigating penalties in other cases. Therefore, as the New Tender Law provides for legal benefits for companies that have implemented integrity programs, it is also relevant to analyze the consequences of this legal provision and the reasons behind the legislator's reasoning, points that will be addressed in this study. |
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