72% of Peruvians approve Lava Jato prosecution team

13:32 | Lima, Oct. 16.

72% of Peruvians approve of the Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group's performance, while 18% disapprove of it, the latest Ipsos Peru poll has revealed.

As is known, the Lava Jato Special Prosecution Group investigates the bribes paid by Brazilian companies Odebrecht and OAS to former Peruvian Government officials in exchange for public works.

Published in El Comercio newspaper on Wednesday, the survey shows that 69% of respondents believe former Odebrecht representative in Peru Jorge Barata has said the truth —but not the whole truth— about the money delivered to Peruvian politicians.

Likewise, 17% of citizens think Barata has lied and accused innocent people, whereas 6% indicate he has said the whole truth, and 8% do not specify.

Concerning the approval of State-run institutions, 33% of Peruvians agree with the work done by the Judiciary. Meanwhile, 57% disapprove of it, and 10% do not know/do not specify on the matter.

On the other hand, 38% approve of the performance of the Public Ministry, 52% disapprove of it, and 10% do not specify.

In Peru, the Public Ministry is independent from the Executive Branch.

Technical details

Pollster name: Ipsos Peru

Publishing newspaper: El Comercio

Coverage: National level (urban and rural areas)

Sample size: 1,203 respondents

Margin of error: +/- 2.83%

Level of confidence: 95%

Fieldwork period: October 9-11, 2019

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Published: 10/16/2019