Over the years, organized crime has demonstrated an astonishing ability to adapt and evolve. Now, the so-called "fifth wave" threatens to take it to an even more sophisticated, influential, and global level.

Procuring joins the long list of very serious crimes for which officials or members of the Peruvian Parliament are being investigated by the justice system.

The recent cancellation announcement of the extradition agreement seems to be due to the government's knowledge that the U.S. ambassador was acting so that the American justice system would open files against officials close to the president.

Currently, the Peruvian Congress has thirteen mochasueldos, but the only one sanctioned so far has been María Cordejo Jon Tay. These are legislators of all colors who demand a slice of their workers' salaries to keep them in office.

Although analysts and the population agree that the creation of a body such as CICIG or its return is urgently needed, in the current configuration of the power board it seems almost impossible to happen.

Only two countries in the region do not rank lower in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 (CPI), which ranks 180 countries and territories worldwide, according to Transparency International's latest report.