Chile Joins Other Latin American Nations Shaken by Scandal
Source:
The New York Times
Best Quote: “It’s like we’ve realized this is a swamp, and everyone has one foot in the mud.” Pablo Collada, the director of Intelligent Citizen, an organization promoting transparency in politics.
Scandals are shaking one government after another this year in Latin America: the mysterious death of a prosecutor in Argentina, the ouster of Peru’s prime minister over a domestic spying operation, the revelations of a vast bribery scheme at Brazil’s national oil company.
Chile was long thought to be above such agitations, given its reputation as one of the region’s least corrupt