Corruption in Brazil Under the Rule of the Workers Party

Ovaj rad tematizira fenomen korupcije na primjeru države Brazil u periodu vladavine Radničke stranke. Objašnjavajući pojam korupcije, njezine kulturološke i institucionalne uzroke te uz presjek percepcije iste u navedenoj državi, rad proučava vladavinu Luiza Inacija Lule Da Silve u periodu od dva mandata (2003.-2011.) koja je proveo na mjestu predsjednika Brazila, kao i mandat i pol njegove nasljednice Dilme Rousseff (2011.-2016.) do njezinog opoziva. Uz veliki fokus na ekonomskim i socijalnim aspektima, rad raščlanjuje dva najveća korupcijska skandala u povijesti Brazila – Mensalao i Lava Jato – te njihove posljedice na društvo. Naslanjanjem na postojeću literaturu, rad potvrđuje tezu da demokratska društva koja pripadaju takozvanoj statičnoj kulturi toleriraju korupciju u vrijeme ekonomske ekspanzije, dok u vrijeme ekonomske recesije političke vođe, plaćaju danak korupciji, bili direktno ili indirektno povezani s korupcijom.Main topic of this paper is corruption in the example being country Brazil during the ruling of the Worker's party. Explaining the term corruption, its cultural and institutional causes, with the intersection of perception of corruption in this country, paper examines the ruling of Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (2003-2011) in his two terms in office as a President of Brazil, and also a term and a half in office of his successor Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016), until her impeachment. With a great focus on economical and social aspects, this work analyzes the two biggest corruption scandals in the history of Brazil – Mensalao and Lava Jato – and its consenquences on society. Leaning on the existing researches and works, this paper confirms the thesis that democratic societis, which belong to so called static culture, tolerate corruption in times of economic expansion, while in the times of economic recession political leaders pay dues to corruption, whether they are directly or indirectly involved in corruption schemes