Peru’s President Faces Possible Ouster in Corruption Scandal<br />15, 2017<br />LIMA, Peru — Lawmakers voted on Friday to begin proceedings<br />that could oust President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of Peru, the latest leader accused of involvement in a corruption scandal that has shaken some of Latin America’s biggest countries.<br />On Friday, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to move ahead with proceedings next week<br />that could remove Mr. Kuczynski from office, on the grounds that he is "morally handicapped." They scheduled a hearing for Thursday, at which Mr. Kuczynski is expected to present a defense.<br />Alberto Quintanilla said that This scandal has highlighted the moral misery of our political regime,<br />In October, an ousted Brazilian prosecutor released a tape in which an Odebrecht official said<br />that President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela had accepted millions in campaign contributions in exchange for contracts.<br />Prosecutors have said Odebrecht paid bribes on 100 projects in more than a dozen countries, in one case<br />buying a local bank branch to hide the transactions, and even opening a division dedicated to payoffs.<br />Pontifical Catholic University said that By Christmas we will probably have a new president,<br />According to documents sent to Congress and released this week, Odebrecht paid<br />$782,000 in advisory fees to Westfield Capital, a company Mr. Kuczynski owns.
