How so? I can cite a single corruption episode that trumps maybe 99% of the Brazilian corruption scandals. 40 billion USD in cash sent to Afghanistan by plane

How so? I can cite a single corruption episode that trumps maybe 99% of the Brazilian corruption scandals. 40 billion USD in cash sent to Afghanistan by plane just "vanished". https://www.cnbc.com/id/45031100 https://www.cnbc.com/id/45031100 For the sake of comparison, the largest corruption scandal of Brazil to this date revolves around 42 billion BRL, which is about 13 billion USD. http://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2015/11/pf-estima-que-prejuizo-da-petrobras-com-corrupcao-pode-ser-de-r-42-bi.html http://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2015/11/pf-estima-que-... Of course, one might argue "oh, but 40 bilion dollars in cash going missing is not corruption, it's just unfortunate/bad management/insert excuse here". "Corruption" is just one of those words of which the meaning changes depending on the object it refers to - it's always the other person's, never your own.