{"id":3701,"date":"2018-01-10T06:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T11:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/peru-anti-bribery-law\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:10:03","slug":"peru-anti-bribery-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/es\/peru-anti-bribery-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Odebrecht fallout, Peru enacts world-class anti-bribery law."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3701\" class=\"elementor elementor-3701 elementor-1000 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a2761b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-page \" data-id=\"98a2761b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"98a2761b\">\n    <header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41306389 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-header o-header \" data-id=\"41306389\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"41306389\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f58979 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-header-bar \" data-id=\"c2f58979\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c2f58979\">\n    \t\t\t<a href=\"\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-image-link-base e-default-a\" data-interaction-id=\"016264f1\"\n\t><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img o-logo\" id=\"3171\" src=\"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orihuela-attorneys-1.png\" width=\"378\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orihuela-attorneys-1.png 378w, https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orihuela-attorneys-1-300x79.png 300w\" alt=\"Orihuela Attorneys\"\/>\t<\/a>\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe65cdc e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-nav o-nav \" data-id=\"5fe65cdc\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5fe65cdc\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"330d6b5e\"><a href=\"\/home\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tOur Firm\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"c8a8c04d\"><a href=\"\/home\/our-team\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tOur Team\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"42373b82\"><a href=\"\/expertise\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tPractice Areas\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"91312fc6\"><a href=\"\/board-governance\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tBoard &amp; 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The country\u2019s objective is to comply with its international agreements and to improve its legal framework by introducing a new system of administrative liability to regulate the autonomous liability of the legal person when involved in bribery related offenses, including money laundering and terrorism financing.\n\nWhile the new law is a step forward in the fight against corruption, it comes at a time when Peru is facing some of its worst corruption scandals and the country appears overwhelmed in a state of disruption resulting from corruption. Former presidents serving during the last 17 years are accused of alleged involvement in some form of corruption, the most recent of which narrowly avoided President Kuczynski\u2019s removal from office before Christmas on the grounds that he was \u201cmorally handicapped\u201d to serve as president after admitting he had received advisory fees from\u00a0<strong>Odebrecht<\/strong>\u00a0while he served as Peru\u2019s economy minister and prime minister.\n\nSeveral government officials, politicians, well known private citizens and executives are being subject to prosecution and face bribing, corruption or money laundering charges. This has caused disruption at all levels of government and society. Now the corporate tier faces additional scrutiny.\n\nThe most significant provisions of the new amended legislation are:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-b80f909a-d6dc e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"b80f909a\"><ul>\n \t<li>It applies to all forms and size of legal entities, private and public, including de facto legal entities such as associations, committees and irregular entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-8230d3be-cd1f e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"8230d3be\"><ul>\n \t<li>It applies independently to the legal entity and does not require the act or conduct of an individual to trigger the corporate criminal liability.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-90add268-a9b3 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"90add268\"><ul>\n \t<li>It applies to local and foreign bribery of public officials as provided in the criminal code; to money laundering, terrorism financing and to other illicit acts (i.e. illegal mining) pursuant to specific law.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-83c3c9a8-550a e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"83c3c9a8\"><ul>\n \t<li>Penalties and sanctions are to be applied on the basis of the benefit derived from the bribery and the annual income of the legal entity.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-566aea88-4f5b e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"566aea88\"><ul>\n \t<li>Legal entities can be subject to compulsory intervention or supervision, as well as to a stay of sanctions and fines for a period of up to two years (which appears analogous to the DPAs and NPAs of the U.S. but is subject to regulations not yet enacted).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"o-body e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"3b66fb47\">Mitigating factors include substantial cooperation, reparation, the existence of an \u201cadequate\u201d corporate compliance program (called \u201cpreventive compliance model\u201d), to the adoption and implementation of the compliance program following the crime but before sentencing.\n\nThe adequacy of the corporate compliance program is based on the size and nature of each legal entity. Its minimal requirements, however, mirror certain key components of an effective compliance program per the Evaluation Guidance of Corporate Compliance Programs\u00a0<strong>published\u00a0<\/strong>by the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice last February:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-7f808c48-ae41 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"7f808c48\"><ul>\n \t<li>Autonomy of the Compliance Function<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-bae323f2-8bbf e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"bae323f2\"><ul>\n \t<li>Risk Assessments<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-5eb2aa1f-3c73 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"5eb2aa1f\"><ul>\n \t<li>Training and Communications<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-f43e1fab-92ca e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"f43e1fab\"><ul>\n \t<li>Confidential Reporting, and<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-body e-07aa3e1e-b592 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"07aa3e1e\"><ul>\n \t<li>Continuous Improvement, Testing and Review.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"o-body e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"ac4e45e6\">These are subject to further detail by way of the pending regulations.\n\nNot without criticism and its own challenges -- primarily related to the yet to be published regulations and the designation of the securities regulator to determine the adequacy of the corporate compliance program -- the newly imposed corporate criminal liability is part of Peru\u2019s new chapter in the globalization of its anti-corruption efforts.\n\nThis article was first published on the FCPA blog.\n\nSandra Orihuela<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<footer class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd41336 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-footer o-footer \" data-id=\"6fd41336\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6fd41336\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defb3a61 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-row e-defb3a61-933c \" data-id=\"defb3a61\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"defb3a61\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c451448 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-col e-2c451448-851b \" data-id=\"2c451448\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"2c451448\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"o-footer-text e-71317037-49a6 e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"71317037\">ORIHUELA ATTORNEYS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"o-footer-text e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"31d732d7\">1101 Brickell Ave South, 8th floor<br>Miami, FL 33131, USA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"o-footer-link e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"1da2fd28\"><a href=\"mailto:sog@orihuelalegal.com\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tEmail us\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710b9242 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-col e-710b9242-6f71 \" data-id=\"710b9242\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"710b9242\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"o-footer-text e-51fa3cbf-effc e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"51fa3cbf\">The information on this website is for general purposes only and is not legal advice. 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