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Forbes publica uma reportagem citando um relatório da Transparência Internacional, que aponta
Os países mais corruptos do mundo. Dos 16 países citados, temos uma clara liderança do continente africano, com 9 indicados (ô terrinha boa pra dar ladrão hein?), com grande distância para a Ásia, com 3, 2 ex-repúblicas soviéticas e dois na gloriosa América Latina (Haiti e Paraguai).
Alguns pontos interessantes:
Sobre a Nigéria:Last fall, the governor of the oil-rich Nigerian state of Bayelsa was seized at Heathrow Airport and placed under house arrest after police found 1 million pounds ($1.8 million) in cash in his lavish London apartment. But days later he escaped, dressed as a woman, finding his way back home to a hero's welcome.Sobre o Haiti:
In January alone, from the mayor's office in Port-au-Prince to the prime minister, there have been allegations of a "rice scandal"--a not-for-profit food organization told to turn over 15 containers of rice to the deputy mayor. Sobre o Quênia:Last year, former anti-corruption tsar John Githongo fled to London with a list of the most corrupt ministers in the cabinet and charged that corruption had siphoned some $500 million out of the nation's economy since Kibaki came to power. Recently, the head of the anti-corruption bureau questioned four cabinet ministers but took no action. Last week, the World Bank awarded Kenya $25 million to fight corruption. Não é engraçado enviar 25 milhões de dólares para combater a corrupção? Minha sugestão é que se envie umas 20 toneladas de vergonha na cara, ou, em último caso, uns 50 mil soldados.