Even fun occasions such as sporting events can make us reflect on the role of institutions in the relationship with civil society. Even more if it comes to the world football cup, which attracts media attention from around the world and that, as always, puts the spotlight on the host country. It goes without saying that this attention is for governments and citizens a great opportunity for visibility, with all the pros and cons this entails.

Indeed to Brazil, protagonist of the competition this year, Transparency International has turned its attention. The NGO has analyzed the work of the Brazilian government in terms of anti-corruption measures already taken and on issues from which to act in the future. The identified points on both aspects are five.

According to Transparency, thumbs up include: more and better anti-corruption and pro-transparency legislation in the past five years; independence and autonomy of the Supreme Court in the "Mensalão" case; reform of the Federal Police; free and active media; an increasingly active civil society. Thumbs down: lack of regulation and limited enforcement of the Access to Information Law; a slow and inefficient judiciary system; lack of controls on political campaign financing; too many appointed positions in the public administration; concentration of media ownership.