Smuggling, said Ravelo, is a business that operates in Mexico without a containment dam, under the protection of senior officials at the SAT. Those close to the SAT high command, he added, rake in millions in cash distributed by large international smugglers, importers of Chinese fabrics and other goods.
Mexico has a long history of mordida, greasing palms and operating under a system of "Functional corruption" to get things done.
In a 2013 article in The Atlantic, Mexico-based business consultant Lawrence Weiner flatly stated that "Modern Mexico has never functioned without corruption, and its current system would either collapse or change beyond recognition if it tried to do so."
Corrupt public officials and their criminal patrons are today negatively impacting two of Mexico's greatest treasures: tourism and the natural resources that make Mexico so attractive.
So we must ask ourselves, Has Mexico moved beyond "Functional corruption" into chaos?
The typical "War" against public corruption in Mexico has been one group of corrupt officials discrediting their equally corrupt predecessors, with little if any reduction in theft.
Thus, for Mexico to gain the world's trust in its pursuit of effective anti-corruption strategies, the country must weed out corruption from within, without slowing its economy in the process.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
When 'A Little Corruption" in Mexico Goes Too Far
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