The Necessity to Facing Corruption for the Creation of Sustainable Cities: The Analysis of the Damages Caused Due to the Corruption in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Building more resilient cities is inextricably linked to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes most egalitarian cities, where citizens have access to basic services, such as potable water and sanitation, education, employment opportunities and a health system. It turns out that, an impeding factor for achieving these goals is the corruption practices, which can occur in different ways, from the payment to expedite an administrative procedure, the indication for a vacancy in a job position, seeking some benefit, family or personal, regardless of which corruptive practice is being adopted, the result will always be an increase in social inequality and damage to members of less favored classes. Mainly, regarding the health sector, which corrupt practices can lead to the death of members of society and reduce the capacity of cities to react to global health risks (SDG3.d), in Brazil the situation was exemplified with the current global crisis caused by COVID-19, where there were several complaints and corruption investigations related to funds that would be destined to fight the new virus. The objective of this study is to show the need to fight corruption is a key factor in order to obtain resilient cities.