The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the corruption and drug trafficking networks engulfing the government in what may be the ...

Costa Rica's top court on Tuesday asked Congress to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity for the first time, enabling a corruption trial. Prosecutors allege Chaves directed a presidency ...

After registering 54 points in the 2022 index, a four-point decline from 2021, Costa Rica has yet to breach the 60-point threshold to join the list of leading countries such as those in Western Europe ...

This post originally appeared on our chapter’s blog, Costa Rica Integra. Corruption is difficult to eradicate, both within national borders and across countries and regions. One of the most critical ...

The report emphasizes that both top-ranked and lower-ranked countries, including Guatemala, Venezuela, Uruguay, and Costa Rica, experienced declines, indicating that no nation is immune to stagnation ...

SEE ALSO: 5 Ways To Fight Corruption in Latin America. But other indicators – including a lack of transparency, judicial “inefficiencies” and the “stagnation” of high-profile cases – suggest ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican authorities executed dozens of searches and arrests Monday as part of a sprawling public corruption investigation centered on the awarding of road ...

Costa Rica has a score of 58 this year, with a change of 3 since last year, meaning it ranks 42 out of 180 countries. Find out about key corruption issues in Costa Rica in CPI 2024 for the Americas: ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican authorities executed dozens of searches and arrests Monday as part of a sprawling public corruption investigation centered on the awarding of road ...