The Odebrecht Corruption Scandal Shakes Up Colombia’s Presidential Vote (WPR)

Having paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in political bribes in order to secure lucrative contracts at home and abroad, the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht continues to upend politics, lately in Ecuador and Peru. In Colombia, the fallout from Odebrecht has created the space for an unlikely leftist coalition. READ MORE

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