Apr 24, 2012

Bribe report puts focus on Mexico's 'gestores'

BusinessWeek: Claims that U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart used payoffs to speed zoning and other permits in its break-neck Mexican expansion is sparking soul-searching in Mexico, where crowded government offices are the working grounds of shadowy facilitators known as "gestores."

Front-running presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that "there is a truly critical situation in the country."

He said he thinks an independent governmental anti-corruption commission is needed to root out the bribes and payoffs that many say have become as common as paying a light bill, and sometimes easier. read more

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