The openness of certain Brazilian institutions to corruption provides the conditions for economic elites to increase their power and influence over politicians. The corporate capture of institutions has secured favorable policy-making and political favors. Actors within the agribusiness sector have been instrumental in creating and maintaining the Network. In some cases, agribusiness appears to coordinate with organized criminal groups responsible for much of the land invasion and associated crimes against Rural Land Users and Defenders. The Ruralistas have become ascendant under the Bolsonaro administration.