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This week, we’ve seen mixed signals on corruption across Latin America. Brazil’s Dario Messer, one of the region’s biggest money launderers, may get off with little more than a slap on the wrist. Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is accused of receiving bribes in a number of graft probes but has yet to be formally investigated. Meanwhile the new president of the Dominican Republic has vowed to end corruption in the police force, something far easier said than done.
Other highlights from the week included rising violence inside Honduran prisons, Chile’s struggle to contain troublesome funerals for gang members, and a spike in methamphetamine smuggling amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
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