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Peru: Congress Slated to Vote Whether to Impeach President Amid Odebrecht Scandal

HeadlineDec 21, 2017

In Peru, a political crisis is escalating, as the Congress is slated to vote today on whether to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. He faces charges of having attempted to conceal his business ties to the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, which is at the center of a massive corruption scandal that has spread across Latin America.

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