MATHEUS, VAZ & RIBEIRO. Anti-Corruption Online Tools: Online Monitoring systems against corruption in Latin America First Global Conference on Transparency Research, Rutgers University, Newark, May 19-20, 2011. PAGE 1 Anti-Corruption Online Tools: Online Monitoring systems against corruption in Latin America Ricardo Matheus 1 José Carlos Vaz 2 Manuella Maia Ribeiro 3 Abstract: Since the introduction of computers and the emergence of electronic government in Latin American countries, especially the construction of tools for financial control and revenue in the state, popular participation and social control has been done in a background role of governmental actions. However, currently, we have discovered interesting experience in this area and we can see emerging new forms created to built and implement a channel where the society can help to combat the corruption through sending information about crimes and bias via internet. The study highlights experiences of several Latin American countries which have opted to implement the anti-corruption web as a tool of anti-corruption. We will study and compare them to identify what level of effectiveness of this tool in terms of expansion of spaces and participatory involvement of social actors against the corruption. As product is presented a comparison between the various monitoring systems and their limits and challenges of improving, so that other states and even states studied, can be guided by our studies on online monitoring systems against corruption in Latin America. Special thanks to Open Society Foundations for their support in the presentation at First Global Conference on Transparency Research, Rutgers University, Newark, May 19-20, 2011. 1 Bachellor in Public Policy Management and Master of Science at University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Professor at Foundantion and School of Commerce Alvares Penteado. (FECAP). E-mail: ricardomatheus@gmail.com . 2 Bachellor in Business Administration at USP, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy at Getúlio Vargas Foundantion (FGV). Professor at USP. E-mail: vaz@usp.br . 3 Bachellor in Public Policy Management at USP and Master of Science at FGV. E-mail: maiamanuella@gmail.com .