AQ Event Tuesday: Latin America's "Corruption Busters"
AQ Event Tuesday: Latin America's "Corruption Busters"
The leaders of Latin America’s historic crackdown on corruption will gather for the first time for a special and timely event.
Corruption has been a problem in the Americas for centuries. But something different – and, we believe, historic – is happening right now. From Brazil to Guatemala and beyond, a new generation of prosecutors, judges, and activists is prosecuting offenders and sending them to jail in unprecedented numbers – no matter how powerful they are.
Some of the leaders behind this historic crackdown have become household names in their home countries. Antonio Carlos Welter is a Brazilian prosecutor and senior member of the Lava Jato unit investigating crimes at Petrobras. Thelma Aldana and...
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