Brazil anti-corruption conference adds COAF president, BTG and Uber speakers
The president of Brazil’s financial intelligence unit COAF is set to speak at Latin Lawyer and Global Investigations Review’s Anti-Corruption & Investigations conference in October, alongside senior compliance and legal executives from BTG Pactual, Uber, Ambev, Nissan and J&F.
The event, co-chaired by Ropes & Gray partner María González Calvet, Debevoise & Plimpton partner Andrew Levine and TozziniFreire partners Shin Jae Kim and Renata Muzzi Gomes de Almeida, will take place at the W São Paulo on 22 October.
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Ricardo Andrade Saadi, president of Brazil’s Council for Financial Activities Control (COAT), is confirmed for a fireside chat, while BTG Pactual’s Mariana Ramalho Cardoso, J&F’s Lúcio Martins, Marisa Peres from Nissan, the legal director of Uber, Ianda Lopes and Ambev compliance director Isabela Mello da Mata are among the in-house speakers joining the programme.
Sponsors include Ropes & Gray for refreshments, drinks reception sponsor Madruga BTW, gold-level sponsor BDO, silver-level sponsor Sullivan & Cromwell, speakers’ dinner sponsor Debevoise & Plimpton, and market intelligence partners Docket Navigator, LACCA, ALM | Law.com, Lexology. Supporting organisations are the Association of Corporate Investigators and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association.
Following opening remarks from the conference chairs, the day will begin with a fireside chat featuring Saadi, who will discuss developments affecting Brazil’s anti-corruption and financial crime landscape.
A panel of enforcement officials will then examine the country’s evolving anti-corruption agenda, including approaches to self-reporting and cooperation, the impact of enforcement developments in the United States and elsewhere, growing scrutiny of organised crime risks and other regulatory priorities. The discussion will feature CGU federal auditor Leandro da Silva Pacheco and São Paulo prosecutor Luiz Fernando Bugiga Rebellato.
After a networking break, leading defence practitioners will discuss how companies are adapting to increased regulatory scrutiny, evolving cooperation expectations and new risks arising from organised crime and cross-border enforcement activity.
The conference’s regional panel will broaden the discussion beyond Brazil, with speakers examining anti-corruption developments in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. Panellists will assess the impact of political transitions on enforcement priorities, changing compliance expectations and key trends to watch over the coming year.
Following lunch, compliance leaders from BTG Pactual, J&F and Nissan will discuss the issues keeping corporate compliance teams awake at night, including organised crime risks, sanctions, geopolitical uncertainty, cybercrime, ransomware and AI governance.
The conference will conclude with an interactive case study exploring a hypothetical multi-agency investigation involving AI-enabled compliance failures, whistleblower allegations and corruption risks. Speakers from Ambev, Uber and Bär & Karrer will examine accountability for algorithmic decision-making, forensic challenges involving AI-generated evidence and effective remediation strategies when technology contributes to compliance failures.
After closing remarks, delegates are invited to attend a networking drinks reception at the venue.