Anti-corruption activities in Latin America

This OECD led anti-corruption programme is designed to strengthen implementation and enforcement of the regional anti-corruption conventions and to promote integrity in Latin America. Latin American Parties to the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions – Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico - play a leading role as a natural bridge between the OECD and the Organization of American States.

Following an initial period focusing on the implementation of both the OECD Convention and the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (IACAC or OAS Convention), recent efforts seek to ensure the effective enforcement of the regional anti-corruption instruments, including the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). 

Annual regional meetings, hosted by parties to the OECD Convention and supported by the OAS as well as the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), offer a platform for exchange between representatives from a wide range of ministries, government agencies and non-government organizations in Latin America. Enhancing intra-government cooperation in the application of national anti-corruption frameworks helps countries prepare for the OECD examinations of the effectiveness of the transposition of the Convention into national legal systems. Furthermore, fostering the regional exchanges is indispensable to effectively fight corruption.

Conferences

• Latin-American Regional Conference: Commitment and Co-operation in the Fight Against Corruption and Transnational Bribery, Mexico City, 29-30 September 2008
• Regional Conference on “Detection, Investigation and Prosecution of Bribery” and Technical Meeting on “Cooperation in Bribery Investigations and Prosecutions”, held in Santiago de Chile, 27-28 September 2006
• Specialised Training for Prosecutors on Anti-Corruption, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 5-6 December 2005