[20200421]IN11350_卫生和政治挑战中拉丁美洲反腐败斗争的现状.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Status of Latin Americas Anti-corruption Fight amid Health and Political Challenges June S. Beittel Analyst in Latin American Affairs April 21, 2020 Background After sweeping across the region, anti-corruption activism in Latin America appears to have stalled. Populist leaders in Brazil and Mexico campaigned on fighting public corruption during their 2018 elections. However, after more than a year in office, both presidents have demonstrated little progress on significant corruption prosecutions or substantial governmental reform. Elsewhere, in 2019 and early 2020, governments in Central America shut down notable anti-corruption institutions that were approved by wide majorities of their citizens and long supported by U.S. policy and the U.S. Congress. As the region grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. policymakers, including Congress, may recall and potentially consider supporting anew the civil society activism that spurred government action in Latin America and the Caribbean. A Wave of Anti-corruption Activism Scandals in Brazil revealed by the Lavo Jato investigation, launched in 2014, illuminate