Venezuela is put among the most corrupt Latam countries

Venezuela and Paraguay are regarded as the most corrupt countries in Latin America, whereas Uruguay and Chile are deemed as the most transparent nations, according to a global rating of NGO Transparency International (TI) released on Wednesday. The Corruption Perceptions Index prepared by TI is taken as a baseline in the fight against economic offenses. The rating has barely moved in the Latin American region, which is "unfortunate, because it shows that governments have done little to confront this problem accordingly," José Ugaz, a Peruvian lawyer appointed last October as the chair of the board of TI, told Efe. More…