Brazil has launched the candidacy of Union attorney Boni de Moraes Soares for the presidency of the Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities, known as GlobE. The network is linked to the United Nations Convention against Corruption and connects authorities from different countries to support cross-border investigations.
Soares currently serves as GlobE’s vice president, a position he has held since 2024. His term runs through the end of 2027. A Brazilian presidency would also give Latin America and the Caribbean their first turn leading the organization.
Based on single-source reporting from Folha de S.Paulo, Spain and Saudi Arabia have held the presidency since GlobE was created in 2021. The network’s work includes facilitating cooperation in corruption investigations, locating suspects and recovering assets moved across borders.
Brazil’s Candidate
Soares has served since 2023 as national attorney for international affairs at Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU), the government body responsible for representing the Union in legal matters. He holds a doctorate in international law from the University of São Paulo and has more than two decades of experience in international legal disputes.
He previously served as deputy director of the Department of Asset Recovery and International Legal Cooperation at Brazil’s Ministry of Justice. That background is closely connected to GlobE’s focus on cooperation between enforcement and judicial authorities in different jurisdictions.
The Brazilian campaign identifies several emerging areas of concern. They include corruption involving virtual assets, artificial intelligence and online betting. Brazil also wants countries in the network to share digital investigative tools and methods for analyzing data.
Regional Office Proposal
Another Brazilian proposal is the creation of a GlobE regional office for Latin America. The country also supports stronger cooperation between GlobE and organizations including Interpol, the European Union’s Eurojust judicial-cooperation agency, and the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, or StAR, run jointly by the World Bank and the United Nations.
The proposals reflect an effort to expand the network’s regional reach while adapting anti-corruption investigations to technologies and financial systems that operate across borders. The source did not provide details on where a regional office would be located or how it would be financed.
The new Steering Committee is expected to be selected at GlobE’s eighth plenary meeting, scheduled for March 2027 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The committee will determine who becomes the network’s next president.