Petro Seeks to Distance Himself From Colombian Graft Scandal
- Members of Congress allegedly received bribes for votes
- Petro said Colombian institutions have ‘structural corruption’
Gustavo Petro
Photographer: Matias Delacroix/BloombergColombian President Gustavo Petro said the nation’s institutions suffer from “structural corruption” as he tried to distance himself from a recent bribery scandal involving allies.
Petro, who is trying to overhaul Colombia’s conservative economic model, became a household name two decades ago when he led a series of anti-corruption investigations in congress.