In Latin America, corruption is not an anomaly of the democratic system, but rather a structural cog that weakens it, fuels populism, and perpetuates inequality.
Ecuador faces in 2025 the crucial challenge of dismantling an entrenched system of institutionalized corruption that has captured the state for decades.
Effective anti-corruption efforts bring to light schemes that were previously invisible, causing an artificial increase in the perception of the problem.
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.
