Rank:
57 out of 141
Comparison of countries
Portugal
Mexico
Indices
Overall Score:
56 out of 100
Rank:
46 out of 182
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,67 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 143
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
95 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,23 out of 10
Rank:
13 out of 119
Overall Score:
27 out of 100
Rank:
141 out of 182
Overall Score:
3,87 out of 10
Rank:
82 out of 141
Overall Score:
80 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,40 out of 1
Rank:
121 out of 143
Overall Score:
136 out of 150
Rank:
2 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,56 out of 10
Rank:
51 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
Portugal
- The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
- The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
- GRECO’s member since 2002.
- The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
- The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
- The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
- The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
- The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
- Member of the FATF since 1991.
- Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Mexico
- The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
- The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
- The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
- The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
- G20 Presidency in 2012.
- The documents adopted under Mexico’s Presidency are available here.
- APEC’s member since 1993.
- Member of the FATF since 2000.
- Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
- The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
- Party to IACA since 2011.
Main Legislation
Portugal
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Criminal Code: Articles 335, 363, 372-374-B, 376-377-A, 379, 382
(Codigo Penal 2003: Artigos 335, 363, 372-374-B, 376-377-A, 379, 382), (Portuguese); -
Law of July 16, 1987 «Misconduct of Persons Occupying Most Senior Government Positions»
(Lei n.º 34/87, de 16 de Julho Crimes da Responsabilidade de Titulares de Cargos Políticos), (Portuguese); -
Law of April 21, 2008 No. 19 «On Measures against Corruption»
(Lei n.º 19/2008, de 21 de Abril Medidas de Combate à Corrupção), (Portuguese); -
Law of April 21, 2008 No. 20 «On Criminal Liability for Corruption Crimes in International Trade and in the Private Sector»
(Lei n.º 20/2008, de 21 de Abril Novo regime penal de corrupção no comércio internacional e no sector privado), (Portuguese); -
Law No. 52 of July 31, 2019 «On the Adoption of the Rules Regulating the Exercise of Functions by the Individuals Holding Political Positions and High Public Positions»
(Lei n.º 52/2019, de 31 de Julho Aprova o regime do exercício de funções por titulares de cargos políticos e altos cargos públicos), (Portuguese); -
Decree Law No. 109-E/2021 of December 9, 2021 «On the Establishment of a National Anti-Corruption Committee and the Establishment of a General Regime for the Prevention of Corruption»
(Decreto-Lei n.º 109-E/2021, de 9 de Dezembro Mecanismo Nacional Anticorrupção e estabelece o regime geral de prevenção da corrupção), (Portuguese); -
Law No. 93/2021 of December 20, 2021 «On the Establishment of a General Protection Regime for Whistleblowers»
(Lei n.º 93/2021, de 20 de Dezembro Estabelece o regime geral de proteção de denunciantes de infrações), (Portuguese).
Mexico
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Federal Criminal Code: Article 11bis – Corporate criminal responsibility, Articles 212, 215, 217-217quáter, 218, 220-222bis, 224
(Código Penal Federal: Artículo 11bis - Responsabilidad corporativa, Artículos 212, 215, 217-217quáter, 218, 220-222bis, 224), (Spanish); -
General Law «On Administrative Liability»
(Ley General de Responsabilidades Administrativas), (Spanish); -
General Law «On National Anticorruption System»
(Ley General del Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción), (Spanish); -
Code of Ethics and Integrity for Good Governance in the Federal Public Administration
(Código de Ética e Integridad para un Buen Gobierno en la Administración Pública Federal), (Spanish).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Portugal
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Council for the Prevention of Corruption
(Conselho de Prevenção da Corrupção), (Portuguese); -
National Anti-Corruption Mechanism
(Mecanismo Nacional Anticorrupção), (Portuguese); -
National Anti-Corruption Judicial Police Unit
(Unidade Nacional de Combate à Corrupção da Polícia Judiciária), (Portuguese).
Mexico
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National Anti-Corruption System of Mexico
(Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción), (Spanish); -
Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Combating Corruption
(Fiscalía Especializada en Combate a la Corrupción), (Spanish); -
Superior Audit Office of the Federation (site created but currently unavailable)
(Auditoría Superior de la Federación), (Spanish); -
Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Secretariat
(Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno), (Spanish); -
National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data
(Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales), (Spanish).