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  • 10/23/2024
Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for taking US$35 million in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. The charges arose from the massive Brazilian corruption investigation known as Operation Car Wash.
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00:00Peru's former president, Alejandro Toledo, has been sentenced to more than 20 years in
00:04prison for taking bribes.
00:07Toledo was convicted of accepting US$35 million from a Brazilian construction firm while he
00:13was president between 2001 and 2006.
00:17In the exchange, the firm won a contract to build a highway connecting the two South American
00:22countries.
00:23It's Peru's first high-profile conviction in a massive international corruption scandal.
00:29The investigation also led to the arrest and conviction of Brazilian President Lula da
00:34Silva, though his conviction was later annulled.

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