Algeria:
Article 45 of law 06-01 stipulates that any person may be exempted from, or have penalties reduced, if they report a corruption offence to the authorities prior to the beginning of any judicial proceedings.
Brazil:
Law 12,846/2013 provides for the mitigation of fines where entities cooperate with the authorities (article 7, item VII). Article 23, item IV of its regulatory Decree 11,129/2022 stipulates that cooperating factors such as self-reporting/voluntary disclosure may reduce the basis for calculating the fine by up to 2% (the maximum fine is up to 20% of gross income, depending on the circumstances). Additionally, full cooperation with authorities during the administrative liability procedure can reduce the fine by up to 1.5%.
Colombia:
Article 19 of Law 1778 of 2016 encourages companies that have committed transnational bribery to go to the Superintendency of Companies and report the offence committed. Self-reporting may lead to either total exoneration or partial exoneration of the sanction as long as information and evidence is provided in a timely manner within the time limit set by the Superintendency.
Source: Ley1778 de 2016 Congreso de la República
