Daily Corruption News: 30 October 2012

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Posted 30 October 2012

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Brazil: Brazil gripped by anti-corruption battle
Financial Times (TI mention)

Normally, live coverage of events in Brazil is reserved for football matches. But in recent weeks, the law professors at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), a Brazilian educational institution, have been running live commentary on something entirely different – the Mensalão (or big monthly allowance) case in the Supreme Court.



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Global: Uganda told to repay €4m in aid funds after fraud
Irish Independent

Australia: Councils join forces to fight corruption
ABC

Bangladesh: Crumbling roads and corruption in Bangladesh
TrustLaw

Ghana: Ghana delisted from high risk money laundering/terrorist financing nations
The Africa Report

India: Anti-corruption crusader rattles India’s political class
Reuters

Iraq: Report: Iraqi corruption at all-time post-invasion high
Foreign Policy



Blogs and opinion

Canada: Gift or graft?
The Globe and Mail

China: Chinese leaders' image takes another hit
The Wall Street Journal (blogs)



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Uprooting corruption, not trees
On the blog: Italy corruption vote: new law, new start?





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