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interference in the justice system by a majority coalition of the Legislative Branch is a cause for concern; this is added to the possibility that, in 2024, the National Board of Justice, responsible for appointing judges and prosecutors, will also be co-opted. Delays in investigations are also a worrying factor.”
Ecuador is going through a serious crisis of violence and deterioration of trust in public institutions. In a context of lack of transparency, accountability and integrity, questionable pronouncements by certain judges in favour of criminal actors suggest a possible infiltration of organized crime in the Judiciary, the report indicates.
Chile (66) is in the crosshairs of Transparency International and remains under rigorous “observation” since, although it continues to have a prominent position in the Index, its score has fallen significantly since 2014, thus losing its regional leadership, due , mainly, to high-impact corruption situations that involved political parties and municipalities, once prestigious institutions, plus the scarce sanction that was observed.
“This year,” the report indicates, “Chile has a unique opportunity to make a difference in the fight against corruption and even stop the growth of organized crime if the Final Beneficiary Registration law is approved as well as the recommendations of the Public Integrity and Transparency Commission. To show positive results, the effective application of the First National Integrity Strategy, modernization in key areas to prevent, investigate and punish corruption, and the strengthening of national
governments is also necessary.
unexpected compliance
Argentina, for its part, dropped one point compared to 2022 and fell four places in the world ranking, achieving 37 points out of 100 and finishing below the world average.
For the fourth consecutive year, Mexico maintained a rating of 31 points out of 100 in the CPI, with which it shares the same rating as El Salvador, just above Bolivia (29 points) and below Peru (33 points), as indicated the report e of Transparency International. In the Region, Mexico is ranked worse than Uruguay (73), Chile (66) and Costa Rica (55), the only Latin American countries that pass. In the 2022 ranking, Bolivia appeared with a rating of 31 and in 126th place, meaning that there was a decline in the last ranking. Bolivia is only above Paraguay, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which are countries perceived to be more corrupt.
Colombia received a score of 40 points out of 100, one point above its results in 2022, but it does not imply a significant statistical change, when compared to its punctuation of 39 out of 100 from the previous five years and 36 out of 100 since the 2012. This change in position in the ranking is partly explained because some countries (Tanzania, Suriname and Guyana) with which Colombia shared the rating of 39 out of 100 in 2021, maintained the same level as last year. .
“In Latin America we are bad. And many countries are in a situation of stagnation. This is the case of Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama,
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