Will Mexico's New Anti-Corruption Law Help Clean Up a Scandal-Plagued Nation? Rafa Fernandez de Castro - Fusion
go to original May 1, 2015

Mexico: New Anti-Corruption Law Too Little, Too Late, Activists Say (teleSUR English)

Mexican lawmakers have approved a new anti-corruption law that some experts think could become a new model for Latin America’s inefficient and ineffective system of appointing czars and creating ad-hoc agencies to deal with endemic graft.

The law comes after a series of alleged corruption scandals rocked President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration, further rattling public confidence in government officials. A recent poll by Mexican consulting firms GEA and ISA showed that the perception of government corruption is a growing concern among ordinary Mexicans, with more than 50 percent saying they believe Peña Nieto has failed to do enough to put things in order.

Peña Nieto’s response is now taking shape as an ambitious reform that seeks to strengthen anti-corruption agencies at the federal, state and municipal levels. It will require public officials to identify potential conflicts of interest when they disclose their assets, create a new federal court and other autonomous institutions to investigate public officials, and increase accountability over how public funds are spent.

It’s not exactly sexy stuff, but it could be extremely important to the future of Mexico and the region.

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