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Weekly Report - 21 April 2016 (WR-16-15)
CHILE: Concern over ‘gag law’
A key issue in Latin America right now is how to deal with entrenched corruption within the political establishment. Although Chile is widely considered one of the least corrupt countries in the region, recent cases, such as the Caval and Soquimich scandals, are potentially as serious as Brazil’s more headline-grabbing and government-threatening Lava Jato (‘Car Wash’) affair. In Chile’s case, new laws are being introduced to clean things up, but they are a mixed bunch and some legislative initiatives, including a ‘ley mordaza’, or ‘gag law’, seem primarily aimed at silencing press coverage of wrongdoing.
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