[20180109]IF10802_拉丁美洲公共腐败焦点.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 9, 2018Spotlight on Public Corruption in Latin AmericaIntroduction Many perceive Latin America to be in the midst of a growing corruption crisis. Transparency Internationals Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2016 found that respondents in most Latin American countries believed corruption was increasing. This perception is fueling civil society efforts to combat corrupt behavior and demand government accountability. Corruption is also likely to be a central theme in elections across the region in 2018. Many Latin American politicians are running on anti-corruption platforms, often abandoning traditional parties sullied by corruption allegations and embracing antiestablishment platforms. Numerous elected officials have been removed from office in the past decade due to corruption scandals. In 2015, Guatemalan President Otto Perez-Molina and his vice president were arrested and imprisoned for conducting multiple corruption scams. In Brazil, a sprawling corruption investigation under way since 2014 has implicated much of the political class, leading to the imprisonment of the president of the Chamber of Deputies and contributing to the impeac