Brazil’s anti-corruption efforts in 2021 and beyond will center on identifying and holding to account those who thought they could use the COVID-19 pandemic to revert to “old-fashioned” corruption, according to a Hogan Lovells report.

Authorities in Brazil have paid close attention to no-bid and emergency contracts awarded during the pandemic only to discover that COVID-19 has emboldened corrupt actors, the law firm detailed in its global bribery and corruption outlook report for 2021.