Crime
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo sentenced to 20 years for corruption linked to Odebrecht construction
The verdict marks the first high profile Peruvian conviction related to Brazil’s continent wide Operation Car Wash investigation
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Peruvian 'misgovernment' drives away mining investors
Since 2019, Peru has fallen by 18 places in the mining investor attractiveness index
Politics
Peruvians cut chicken from diet as inflation skyrockets
"The chicken that we used to buy ... is now inaccessible. For us as soup kitchens, chicken has ceased to exist"
Politics
Peru's socialist president faces legal troubles for "attacking the freedom of millions"
"I have filed a Constitutional Complaint against Castillo for attacking the freedom of millions of Peruvians,” the opposition leader and Avanza Pais party member said in a statement
Crime
Peruvian police chief killed by drug-runners in sports club attack
Benites Joaquin, 55, was a native of the Andean region of Cajamarca and is remembered for his role in fighting the Peruvian state’s fight against the communist terrorist group the Shining Path
Politics
Peruvian prime minister under fire for publicly praising Hitler
The embassy of Israel was quick to respond to Torres’ claim, saying, “we regret that the Peruvian political discourse includes references such as Hitler and Mussolini as an example of prosperity. Regimes of death and terror cannot be a sign of progress"
Politics
Poll: 76% of Peruvians disapprove of socialist President Pedro Castillo
As deadly street protests continue to rock Peru, a new Datum poll revealed that a growing number of Peruvians disapprove of their embattled president
Politics
Peru's leftist president ends curfew after thousands of Peruvians defiantly took to the streets in protest
"I must announce that from this moment on we are going to cancel the curfew order," Castillo said in a meeting with Congress. "We now call on the Peruvian people to keep calm"
Politics
Peru imposes curfew as mass fuel protests rock the country
Peruvians took to the streets on Monday after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed fuel and fertilizer prices to record high levels
Politics
Peru's leftist president survives second impeachment in 8 months
Castillo, a former rural teacher and self-proclaimed socialist, has faced ongoing corruption charges and survived another round of impeachment just last year
Politics
Top Peruvian court orders release of jailed former president on humanitarian grounds
Fujimori’s allies include his daughter Keiko Fujimori – who has run for president three times – and have long said that the former president deserves a humanitarian pardon due to his poor health and old age
