/Sounds like 'mah-trah-KEH-roh'/
A corrupt official who demands bribes to do their job. In Venezuela and Colombia, a matraquero is someone who won't process your paperwork, let you through, or do anything at all unless money changes hands first.
"El inspector resultó ser un matraquero que pedía plata por todo."
"Sin lidiar con algún matraquero no se puede hacer nada en esa oficina. → The inspector turned out to be a corrupt official who demanded money for everything."
"You can't get anything done at that office without dealing with some bribe-seeker."
/Sounds like 'mah-trah-KEH-roh'/
A corrupt official who demands bribes to do their job. In Venezuela and Colombia, a matraquero is someone who won't process your paperwork, let you through, or do anything at all unless money changes hands first.
"El inspector resultó ser un matraquero que pedía plata por todo."
"Sin lidiar con algún matraquero no se puede hacer nada en esa oficina. → The inspector turned out to be a corrupt official who demanded money for everything."
"You can't get anything done at that office without dealing with some bribe-seeker."