Editing Peru (section)

=== Allegations of corruption in politics ===
{{main|Corruption in Peru}}
Many Peruvian presidents have been removed from office or imprisoned on allegations of corruption from the 1990s into the 2020s. Alberto Fujimori was serving a 25-year prison sentence for commanding [[death squad]]s that killed civilians in a counterinsurgency campaign during his tenure (1990–2000). He was later also found guilty of corruption. Former president Alan García (1985–1990 and 2006–2011) killed himself in April 2019 when Peruvian police arrived to arrest him over allegations he participated in the [[Odebrecht Case|Odebrecht bribery]] scheme. Former president Alejandro Toledo is accused of allegedly receiving bribes from Brazilian construction firm [[Odebrecht]] during his government (2001–2006). Former president Ollanta Humala (2011–2016) is also under investigation for allegedly receiving bribes from Odebrecht during his presidential election campaign. Humala's successor Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016–2018) remains under house arrest while prosecutors investigate him for favoring contracts with Odebrecht. Former president Martín Vizcarra (2018–2020) was controversially ousted by Congress after media reports alleged he had received bribes while he was a regional governor years earlier.<ref>{{cite news |title=The curious case of Peru's persistent president-to-prison politics |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2020/11/17/the-curious-case-of-perus-persistent-president-to-prison-politics.html |work=The Week |language=en |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122082750/https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2020/11/17/the-curious-case-of-perus-persistent-president-to-prison-politics.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Peru's presidential lineup: graft probes, suicide and impeachment |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-politics-presidents-factbox-idUSKBN27V0M1 |work=Reuters |date=15 November 2020 |language=en |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122082749/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-politics-presidents-factbox-idUSKBN27V0M1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Corruption is also widespread throughout Congress as legislators use their office for [[parliamentary immunity]] and other benefits, despite a large majority of Peruvians disapproving of Congress and its behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dennis |first=Claire |date=23 August 2017 |title=Another Top Peru Politician Embroiled in Odebrecht Scandal |url=https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/another-top-peru-politician-embroiled-odebrecht-scandal/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=[[InSight Crime]] |language=en-US |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215040557/https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/another-top-peru-politician-embroiled-odebrecht-scandal/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2022 |title=El misterio del harakiri {{!}} IDL Reporteros |url=https://www.idl-reporteros.pe/el-misterio-del-harakiri/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=[[IDL Reporteros]] |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128100315/https://www.idl-reporteros.pe/el-misterio-del-harakiri/ |url-status=live}}</ref>