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Peru: Judiciary ratifies collaboration agreement with Odebrecht

12:35 | Lima, Jun. 19.

Peru's Judicial Branch standardized the Collaboration Agreement signed by the Peruvian Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group and the Ad Hoc Prosecutor's Office with Brazilian company Odebrecht, IDL-Reporteros has informed.

According to the investigative journalism site, the accord between Odebrecht and Peruvian authorities includes four projects: Lima Metro Line, Interoceanic Highway Project (stretches 2 and 3), Costa Verde Concession (Callao stretch), as well as Cusco's Evitamiento Road.

In this sense, the construction company must pay at least S/760 million (around US$230 million) —including legal interests— in civil reparations to the Peruvian State.

#ÚLTIMO #EXCLUSIVO De acuerdo con fuentes dignas de crédito de @IDL_R, el @Poder_Judicial_ homologó el Acuerdo de Colaboración Eficaz entre el Equipo Especial de Fiscales y la Procuraduría Ad Hoc con Odebrecht.
(Foto: Archivo) pic.twitter.com/S6X91Uq8No
— IDL-Reporteros (@IDL_R) 19 de junio de 2019

Collaboration agreement

In mid-February, Peru's Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group signed the long-awaited collaboration agreement with Odebrecht representatives and former employees in Brazil.

This deal was intended to procure evidence and testimonies for the investigation of corruption cases in the Andean nation.

As is known, the Brazilian construction giant admitted to having paid millions in bribes to government officials in Peru, in order to secure public-works contracts.

Therefore, Odebrecht benefited from over US$143 million between 2005 and 2014 in Peru, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

In addition, four ex-Presidents have been linked to the Brazilian company such as: Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Alan Garcia (2006-2011), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018).

Former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori —currently under preventive detention— allegedly received money from Odebrecht for her 2011 campaign.

Ex Lima Mayor Susana Villaran also admitted that Odebrecht and OAS had financed an anti-recall campaign during her tenure between 2011 and 2014. She currently serves a 24-month preventive detention.

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Publicado: 19/6/2019