Leniency agreements (Acordos de Leniência)
Companies that formally admitted corruption, fraud or cartel conduct under Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Law in exchange for reduced penalties, negotiated with the federal comptroller. Distinct from debarment: a leniency agreement is a negotiated, self-reported admission, often made in exchange for staying off the CEIS/CNEP list — so checking both is checking two different instruments.
How to read this, and what we leave out
We publish businesses, not individuals. 0 of the 123 current entries are natural persons identified by CPF rather than registered businesses. They are counted in the totals above, because leaving them out would misrepresent the size of the register — but we do not republish their names or their tax numbers. The official source remains public for anyone who needs it.
What a listing does not prove: Distinct from CEIS/CNEP, and not a duplicate check: a leniency agreement is a negotiated, self-reported admission — often made explicitly in exchange for staying off the debarment list — while CEIS/CNEP records a unilateral penalty. We surface agreements that are still being performed and those already fulfilled, because the admission does not stop having been made when the term ends. About 1 in 6 rows in the source is a foreign entity with no Brazilian tax number and cannot be matched here at all.
This page is a republication of an official public register, with provenance and dates attached. It is not an accusation by us, not legal advice, and not a compliance attestation. If you believe an entry here is wrong or out of date, tell us at [email protected] and check the official source below.
Source: Portal da Transparência — Acordos de Leniência ↗ · Full methodology · What this register is