MADRID, October 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As part of the forum “20 years of FIL: Democracy and freedom” spoke the President of the Fundación Libertad y Desarrollo, Dionisio Gutiérrez, on the scourge of corruption in Latin America With Sergio Morothe judge who uncovered “Operation Lava Jato” is considered one of the biggest political scandals in the history of Latin America. Moro also served as Minister of Justice and is now an elected Senator in Brazil.
Dionisio Gutiérrez interviews a Brazilian judge Sergio Moro
Gutiérrez pointed to the social consequences of corruption, the impact on democracy and how this leads to the encroachment of authoritarian populism: “In human history, corruption is one of the phenomena that has destroyed illusions, hopes, nations and democracies the most. This vice causes nations to live in conflict, poverty and underdevelopment. Corruption is the poison of democracy, a virus that is too common, especially in the political class of everything Latin America“.
On this point, Moro pointed out: “As corruption spreads, a complex system of corruption identified in Operation Lava Jato will be built. This undermines citizens’ trust in democracies and encourages the emergence of populist and authoritarian regimes. Proper medicine is to strengthen the dominion of the law”.
Gutierrez added: “Corruption starts in the political parties because many people come to them to steal power; and they don’t care that corruption discredits politics, destroys the institutions of democracy and disappoints voters. Because of this, if Latin America If it wants to return to the path of development and prosperity, it must save the values of free democracy, the separation of powers and the rule of law..
Gutiérrez concluded by praising Moro’s trajectory: “Senator, you have understood something that very few understand Latin America understand what the importance of the rule of law and respect for the law is, and that impunity should not be…
