On October 17, 2017, the Government of Rio de Janeiro enacted State Law No. 7,753/2017, requiring companies entering into contracts, consortia, agreements, concessions, or public-private partnerships with the state’s public administration to implement an integrity program. This requirement applies to contracts exceeding R$1.5 million for engineering works and R$650,000 for goods and services, provided the contract term is at least 180 days.

The law covers all types of companies, including foreign entities with representation in Brazil. Under article 3, the integrity program involves internal mechanisms for auditing, ethics, reporting irregularities, and addressing fraud and illegal actions against the public administration.

Article 4 specifies that the program’s effectiveness will be evaluated based on criteria similar to those outlined in article 42 of Decree 8420/2015, which regulates Brazil’s anti-corruption law.

Böing Gleich Advogados is available to assist with further details and the development of compliance programs.