Political and judicial loopholes mean that most illegal miners receive little or no punishment, according to El Comercio. On Sunday, the Ministry of the Interior reported through a public communique Full Article »
The Barometer of the Americas 2016-2017 puts Peru second on the list of most dangerous countries in the Americas behind Venezuela. The survey, part of the Latin American Public Opinion Full Article »
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday evening in Plaza San Martin to protest against Peru’s unraveling political situation. El Comercio warned that two bus services had been diverted and various bus stops Full Article »
Manuel Burga, a former top Peruvian football official, has been cleared of corruption in New York. Mr Burga, 60, who led football in the country as the president of Peru’s Full Article »
Marcelo Odebrecht, former CEO of Brazilian construction company that bears his name, will be questioned today about Keiko Fujimori’s, Alan García’s and Ollanta Humala’s alleged links to the Odebrecht corruption Full Article »
In a recent report by Transparency International (TI), Peru ranked third among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for bribes. This places Peru behind only Mexico and Dominican Full Article »
After more than 20 years of undisputed influence in Lima’s port region of Callao, the local ruling political party Chim Pum Callao may be on its way out. Callao governor Felix Moreno was sentenced Full Article »
Former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to 18 months preventative jailing following charges of money laundering and influence peddling. The ruling to jail Toledo also extends to his wife and Full Article »
Odebrecht’s former CEO Marcelo Odebrecht has confirmed that his company paid $3 million in bribes to Peru’s former President Ollanta Humala in 2011. The former executive, who has been jailed Full Article »
The regional governor of Callao is the latest high-profile figure implicated in the Odebrecht corruption scandal for allegedly accepting $4 million in bribes. Police raided three buildings linked to governor Full Article »
