Antônio Sampaio
Antônio Sampaio is the Research Associate for Security and Development at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He is a member of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime (GITOC) and writes frequently on urban security and organized crime.
Francisco Rodríguez
Francisco Rodríguez is Chief Economist at Torino Capital and a former Head of Research for the United Nations’ Human Development Report Office.
Christopher Phalen
Christopher Phalen is a research assistant at the Wilson Center.
Benjamin N. Gedan
Gedan is the director of the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program.
Ben Raderstorf
Ben Raderstorf is a program associate in the Peter D. Bell Program at the Inter-American Dialogue
Michael J. Camilleri
Michael J. Camilleri is the director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, and a former advisor on Latin America at the State Department and National Security Council.
Nicolas Villaume
Nicolas Villaume is a photographer based in Peru
Laura Alonso
Alonso is the head of Argentina’s national anti-corruption office
José Ugáz
Ugáz is a Peruvian lawyer and former global head of Transparency International
Carlos Messias
Carlos Messias is a journalist based in São Paulo
Kate Steiker-Ginzberg
Kate Steiker-Ginzberg is an independent journalist
Rodrigo Janot
Rodrigo Janot, who served as Brazil’s attorney general from 2013 to 2017, oversaw the Brasília Car Wash task force.
Jonathan Franklin
Jonathan Franklin has been a reporter for The Guardian for the past 18 years, reporting from Chile, Brazil, Cuba and the United States. Franklin lives in Santiago, Chile, with his wife and seven daughters—making that his full-time job. Specializing in investigative reporting from the region, he also has worked with CNN, Univision and The Washington Post.
María Amparo Casar
María Amparo Casar is the CEO of Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity). This article is based on her book, Anatomía de la Corrupción (Anatomy of Corruption, 2016) and on a forthcoming research paper.