The bribes that were made so that the state run Perú-Petro could grant to the Norwegian business Discover Petroleum five blocks of petroleum exploitation in preferred areas off the Peruvian coast have generated the resignation of the entirety of the ministry cabinet of Alan García. The scandal of “Petrogate” shows that corruption continues to be a fundamental obstacle for democracy in Latin America.
Vaccaro Alexander, Yolanda
Yolanda Vaccaro Alexander is a journalist. With a B.A. from the Department of Information Sciences at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid (UCM), she has completed doctorate courses in International Relations at the same institution. Since 1992, she has been a correspondent in Spain for El Comercio, the highest grossing and most widely distributed journal in Peru, founded in 1839. She has carried out reports and interviews in the political, economic, and cultural fields. Since 2005, she has been Editorial Chief of Ocio Latino, the journal with greatest circulation among the Latin American community in Spain.
The “Petrogate” shock to Perú
The media sources discovered a new case of bribes in the energy sector
By Yolanda Vaccaro Alexander, 23rd October 2008
The Churning River of Andean Countries
Latin America-EU: Free trade agreements–from country to country or group to group?
By Yolanda Vaccaro Alexander, 3rd July 2008
The commotion has shaken relations between the Andean countries: accusations between Peru and Bolivia, disputes between Ecuador and Colombia, and the eventual agreement between Lima and the EU behind the backs of the Andean Community of Nations. Chavez, meanwhile, has remained silent. The reason is simple: the growing tension between those seeking to establish Free Trade Treaties with the world and improve its economy and those who reject this ideal, says the author.
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