AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: Mercedes de Freitas
This article is adapted from AQ’s latest issue on Latin America’s anti-corruption movement. Click here to see the rest of our Top 5. | Leer en español “Corruption in Venezuela kills.” With that simple sentence, Mercedes de Freitas drives home the importance of her work in a country that is falling apart in a thousand different ways. As … Read more
Latin America’s Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures
These leaders in government, civil society and media are breathing new life into the anti-corruption movement.
The Lonely Prosecutor Who Tried to Build a “Lava Jato” in the Amazon
In this special report, AQ looks at how lawmen outside the national media spotlight struggle with threats, sabotage – and, often, failure.
Fighting Corruption: What Works/What Doesn’t
Which tools have proven most effective in preventing corruption? A closer look at best practices.
Latin America’s Biggest Corruption Cases: A Retrospective
From Mexico to Argentina, iconic scandals have reshaped politics. AQ examines their origins – and fallout.
Falling Apart?
The Crackdown Continues Is Latin America’s Corruption Crackdown Falling Apart? Saving it will require courage, smart reforms – and honesty about its problems. A new issue of AQ explores why. What Latin America’s “Corruption Busters” Got Right – and Wrong By BRIAN WINTERAn overview of the popular but struggling movement, and ideas on how to … Read more
Target Corruption’s Roots, Not Just Its Leaves
Structural political reforms are the way forward for Latin America.
The Next Frontier in Latin America’s Anti-Corruption Drive
This article is adapted from AQ’s latest issue on Latin America’s anti-corruption movement. It is hard to overstate the importance of international collaboration for investigating corruption in Latin America. Simply put, operations like Brazil’s Lava Jato would probably not have existed without the information and technical assistance provided by the U.S. or Switzerland—in particular, the sharing … Read more
What Latin America’s “Corruption Busters” Got Right – and Wrong
An overview of the popular but struggling movement, and ideas on how to save it, by AQ’s editor-in-chief.
How to Stop Corruption – and Save Democracy – in Latin America
Corruption erodes democracy. Strengthening institutions is the only sure way to stop it.
A Convicted Criminal’s Guide to Curbing Corruption in Brazil
The leader of an illegal money-moving scheme tells all in an exclusive interview with AQ.
AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: Luiz Antonio Marrey
A year in Honduras gave the veteran Brazilian prosecutor new perspectives on institution building.
AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: José Domingo Pérez
By investigating three former presidents, this public prosecutor has made a name for himself in Peru.
AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: Nayeli Roldán
The Mexican journalist’s investigations helped shine a light on corruption at the top echelons of politics.
AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: Diana Salazar
A history-making prosecutor is shaking up Quito with bold investigations into the powerful.
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