Why is there so much political corruption in Brazil?

Since 2014 Brazil has been gripped by a scandal that started with a state-owned oil company and grew to encapsulate people at the very top of business - and even presidents. read more

So you have literally 84% of population - voting is obligatory in Brazil - voting randomly. That's why the most voted people in Brazil tend to be charismatic people and not actual good politicians, you have soccer players, comedians, people from the show business and a actual clown, who was the second most voted politician on the history of Brazil, losing only for a guy who did nothing but say "56" in a funny/aggressive way. read more

A 2010 study by the FIESP (the Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo State, in its acronym in Portuguese), the average annual cost of corruption in Brazil is between 1.38% to 2.3% of the country's total GDP. The World Bank lists Brazil in its database with a GDP of $2.253 trillion as of 2012, while the OECD expects Brazil to grow 2.5% this year. read more