Numerous allegations of corruption are made daily in the media. The big question taken away from this subject is, what justifies such corruption? Is Brazilian society corrupt by nature or is it the feeling of impunity that motivates such acts of corruption?
To understand corruption it is necessary to understand what leads to its practice, the people who practice it and who elects the practitioners of this corruption.
A very important step is to understand what leads to corruption, that is, what determines this action. The answer to this question lies in the socio, political and economic system to which Brazilian society is subordinated. In case This system is the neoliberal capitalist system, which intensely encourages consumption, individualism and ambition for profit to the detriment of ethics for others and the collective. However The causes of corruption are not limited to the capitalist system alone, corrupt actions can and do also occur in different systems, as has historically occurred in theoretically communist countries.
Two other important factors are the agents of this corruption, the elected, and also the voter. Corruption occurs because it is known that nothing will be done to punish it, so the feeling of impunity and the well-known Brazilian way are part of the tools used by corrupt representatives. And even more, this impunity motivates other politicians to carry out such actions. Another factor that facilitates corruption is the depoliticization of the people in relation to this issue, corruption is seen as a normal fact by Brazilian society, something that cannot be avoided and what therefore should not be fought.
The combat solution Corruption in Brazilian politics involves the treatment of these three points: system, representatives and population, with the treatment of the population being perhaps the most important, as it also involves the treatment of the other two. It is up to citizens to regain political awareness, the awareness that It is important to vote and follow the elected candidate so that he fulfills the promised political project.
It is also up to the population to monitor the mandates of elected representatives and, if necessary, hold protests against impunity involving corruption. The treatment of representatives intrinsically ends up being done by the population who, knowing how to monitor, demand and accompany elected politicians, eliminates those who only They are interested in their own benefit.
The treatment of the system is a much more complex issue, and one that is widely discussed not only in Brazil, but throughout the world, such as finding a system capable of being democratic and allowing social development, which at the same time does not completely eliminate some individual needs. . But this issue must continue to be studied and to achieve this, investments must be made in education to form citizens aware of their social and political role.