Brazil is a socialist, progressive nanny-state. Government controls most economic decisions.
Corruption and rent-seeking is the unavoidable result. there is no way around it.
The USA is not that different, except for one big difference - we can produce massive debt in our own currency, and the world must accept it, for now anyway.
Yeah it’s good to be the house. What if half the house is non productive grifters skimming off the take though, with nothing to offer but further degradation, dependency and “tolerance” riots? Free diapers for everybody! Woohoo!