Changing tides for Lima’s powerful Chim Pum Callao party?
After more than 20 years of undisputed influence in Lima’s port region of Callao, the local ruling…
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Odebrecht confirms $3 million bribe paid to Peru’s ex-president
Odebrecht’s former CEO Marcelo Odebrecht has confirmed that his company paid $3 million in bribes…
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Peru: judge frees 29 gang members outside Lima
Government and law-enforcement officials in Peru are denouncing two judges’ decision to free 42 alleged…
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District mayor assassinated outside city hall in northern Peru
Ronald Navarro, mayor of the Paimas district in Peru’s northern city of Piura, was shot and killed…
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Peru’s rewards scheme nets arrests of most-wanted fugitives
The expansion of Peru’s rewards program has led to the arrests of six of Peru’s most-wanted fugitives…
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Peru’s new government outlines plan to fight rising crime
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and members of his Cabinet have outlined a package of reforms aimed…
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Illegal mining destroying pristine national park in Peru’s Amazon
Peru’s failure to stop illegal mining in Madre de Dios has lead to sustained deforestation and…
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Lima political boss gets five years for corruption
Former Callao governor and Chim Pum Callao party leader Alex Kouri has been sentenced to five years…
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Fugitive governor extradited to Peru from Ecuador
Former Tumbes governor Gerardo Viñas was extradited from Ecuador to face more than 30 corruption charges…
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Peru to extradite soccer boss to US on FIFA corruption charges
A court in Peru has approved the extradition of former Peruvian Soccer Federation (FPF) director Manuel…
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