Business Ethics - 06/2004

By ETCO

30 / 06 / 2004 - Health insurance plan operators will be required to prove, as of July, the constitution of financial guarantees for the provision of risks

29 / 06 / 2004 - Presenter Augusto Liberato will respond in court for violating the Press Law due to an interview with false members of a criminal organization in the 'Legal Sunday' program in 2003

28 / 06 / 2004 - About one and a half million counterfeit garments arrive in the country every year

25 / 06 / 2004 - Paraná police and prosecutors dismantled one of the largest organized crime gangs in the state, specializing in theft of homes, cars and the trafficking of arms and drugs

24 / 06 / 2004 - According to Chinese authorities, children suffer health problems due to the consumption of fake milk powder

23 / 06 / 2004 - Army asked to open inquiry to investigate allegations of suspected colonel's connection with lobbyist

22 / 06 / 2004 - IRS is trying an automatic cigarette counter in an industry to avoid tax evasion

21 / 06 / 2004 - Court of Justice of the Federal District determines that the largest fuel dealer network in the region may have a maximum profit of 15,87% on the liter of ordinary gasoline for the next 12 months

18 / 06 / 2004 - Operator Vivo invested more than R $ 6 million in systems against fraud to prevent cell phone cloning

17 / 06 / 2004 - Association that brings together the seven largest producers and distributors of audiovisual works in the world today launches campaign against film piracy in Brazil

17 / 06 / 2004 - Campaign aims to link CD and DVD piracy to organized crime

16 / 06 / 2004 - IDB documents successful experiences of international organizations that propose education and family reintegration programs to rescue child victims of human trafficking

15 / 06 / 2004 - About 10% of the Ministry of Health's purchase value was used as a bribe payment to employees

14 / 06 / 2004 - Federal Revenue in Foz do Iguaçu seized R $ 7,4 million in contraband goods in May, an increase of 75% over the same month in 2003

11 / 06 / 2004 - Microsoft files eight lawsuits against spammers accusing marketers of deceiving customers and using false information to hide their identities

04 / 06 / 2004 - National Confederation of Transport Workers to organize movement to end pirate transport in Brazilian cities

03 / 06 / 2004 - Social Security fraud increases in the election year because of the solicitation of civil servants by political agents, according to INSS executive secretary

03 / 06 / 2004 - Interview with federal deputy Luis Antônio de Medeiros (PL-SP) and president of CPI da Pirataria

02 / 06 / 2004 - British cinema workers are equipped with military night vision goggles to track piracy inside the screening rooms

01 / 06 / 2004 - Federal Police will investigate ramifications in the states of the gang that defrauded purchases and bids from the Ministry of Health