Viviana Blanco Barboza
Viviana Blanco Barboza is the president of the Comisión para la Promoción de la Competencia (Coprocom) in Costa Rica. She is known for her advocacy for fair competition and has recently been in the news for leading a legal challenge against a government decree regulating profit margins on medications, arguing that it restricts free trade and could lead to a shortage of essential medicines.
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Viviana Blanco Barboza is an economist specialized in economic competition and regulation, and former president of the Commission for Promoting Competition (Coprocom).
La competencia económica como política de Estado: una deuda pendiente
Costa Rica· 2026-01-20The last session of the Superior Body was held on December 15, 2025, when the appointment of then-commissioner Viviana Blanco Barboza expired.
Coprocom está paralizada por falta de nombramientos del GobiernoCosta Rica· 2026-01-19
Viviana Blanco Barboza explained the deficiencies of the project and its negative impact on consumers.
Rodrigo Chaves admite fracaso con precios de medicinas y reparte culpasCosta Rica· 2025-06-06
Viviana Blanco Barboza stated that the potential shortages caused by the decree were not analyzed.
Chaves critica a Comisión de la Competencia y corrige a jerarca del MEIC por decreto sobre precio de medicinasCosta Rica· 2025-03-26
Viviana Blanco Barboza is the president of the Comisión para la Promoción de la Competencia (Coprocom) and confirmed the filing of a lawsuit against the state regarding a decree on medicine pricing.
Comisión de la Competencia demanda al Estado por decreto sobre márgenes de ganancia en precios de medicinasCosta Rica· 2025-03-26