The problem of corruption is not new and therefore follows the evolution of societies and can arise among private, public or both types of agents, has no recipient or right holder, as also has no preference field to act. It relates to parameters of the moral scope, of justice, of ethics, among others. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of corruption on Brazil´s international relations, especially in relation to its international perception in cases of corruption of internationalized Brazilian´s companies. Therefore, this case study approaches the multinational Odebrecht in the Brazilian International Relations. In order to achieve this objective, the concepts of corruption, governance, regimes and institutions were studied from the perspective of the Constructivist theory. In order to understand how Brazil fits into an international anti-corruption regime, three international conventions were analyzed. Regarding the country´s international image, the study dealt with its corruption indexes and how Brazil's foreign policy of internationalization of Brazilian´s companies took place, thus confirming the hypothesis of this article that corruption adversely affects the country´s international relations.
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