Brasília - The Minister of Control and Transparency, Waldir Pires, said that the third meeting of the Integrated Management Cabinet to Prevent and Combat Money-Laundering served to develop proposals that will equip the democratic State to overcome organized crime and money-laundering in the country. "This will help in the construction of a decent society, with measures to preserve individual and constitutional rights in order to arrive at a more just society," Pires remarked.

According to Pires, money-laundering, illegal gains, and organized crime have grown considerably in the country, and the activities to combat these crimes must be disciplined. "The actions of the State have to be competent and efficient to reassure Brazilian society," he affirmed.

The government's strategy to prevent and combat money-laundering in the country was formulated at the end of last year. The objective was to establish a new system for the repression of this type of crime, with the participation of organs from the Executive, the Public Interest Defense Ministry, and the Federal Accounting Court.

Agência Brasil
Reporter: Nelson Motta
Translator: David Silberstein
08/12/2004