Venezuela ranked last in the ranking of countries fighting corruption in the new report from Council Of The Americas.
This evaluates the management of the fight against corruption made in 15 countries in the region.
Despite obtaining this result, Venezuela showed a slight improvement thanks to the role of communications and social networks. “The growing diversity and sophistication of the digital media that continue to denounce state corruption,” the organization said.
Bolivia follows on the list, whose government is singled out for the “use of justice for political reasons.” On a positive note, this country showed slight advances in categories such as legal capacity and civil society and the media.
Guatemala, Mexico, and Paraguay rank third, fourth, and fifth on the list, respectively.
At the same time, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are the countries in the ranking that showed the greatest decline in the fight against corruption.
Of all the countries evaluated, Uruguay led the list with a reduction in its overall score. Influencing factors for this are its independent institutions, its active civil society and its strong democratic credentials.
As part of the report’s conclusions, it is highlighted that the fight against corruption is not being a priority for the governments of Latin America.
