FCPAméricas Blog
New Standards in Mexico for Gifts & Hospitality with Government Officials?
3.22.2019
Right out of the box, the new President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has made clear his administration will have little patience for hospitality dealings between the private sector and public officials. His pronouncements raise questions about how companies will conduct themselves going forward, since zero tolerance is not always easy to implement in practice.
In his December 1, 2018 inaugural speech, incoming AMLO referenced corruption almost 20 times and specifically addressed gifts and hospitality restrictions with Mexican government officials. He stated, “Officials at the Ministries of Finance, Communications, Energy, and other agencies will be prohibited from attending parties, meals, sports events, or trips with gov... Read more
Corruption in Mexico 2019: An Interview with Dr. Jose Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez
2.11.2019
By Bill Dahl, an investigative journalist who has published this series regarding public health and environmental hazards in Jalisco, Mexico. The interview was conducted as part of his research.
In December 2018, Mexico elected a new President: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (aka AMLO). Lopez-Obrador has stated routinely he intends to eradicate corruption in Mexico. According to AMLO, the fiscal resources recovered from reductions in corruption in Mexico will serve to fund central aspects of his aggressive agenda to clean up Mexico’s environment and fund an... Read more
Guatemala Decides Not to Renew CICIG Mandate
11.08.2018
This guest post is from Jose Quiñones, Partner at Qil+4 Abogados in Guatemala.
Concern has been raised by the Guatemalan compliance community regarding the decision by the Guatemalan President not to renew the UN International Commission Against Impunity (CiCiG) and the subsequent prohibition for the current commissioner to return to Guatemala (shortly after he left the country). The decision unmasks a deep polarization that still prevails within the population, and this feud and intransigence impede an effort to target corruption as a means to nurture a stable economy and a stronger political system.
CiCiG has operated in Guatemala since 2007 and its mandate would expire in September 2019. Since 2015 the Commission has increased its exposure a... Read more
