Brazil the worlds fourth largest democracy has been plagued in recent years by corruption scandals. Corruption and Democracy in Brazil The Struggle for Accountability considers the performance of the Brazilian federal accountability system with a view to diagnosing the systems strengths weaknesses and areas of potential improvement taking stock of recent micro and macrolevel reforms and pointing out the implications of the various dimensions of the accountability process for Brazils democratic regime.The books essays take a multidimensional approach to the accountability matrix in Brazil. The first section of the book investigates the complex interrelationships among representative institutions electoral dynamics and public opinion.